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Inorganic composites based on carboxymethyl cellulose: preparation, characterization, sorption, and selectivity behavior for some radionuclides from radioactive solutions

  • Mohamed Ragab Abass ORCID logo EMAIL logo , Maha Ali Youssef and Marwa Ahmed Eid
Published/Copyright: November 24, 2023
Radiochimica Acta
From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 112 Issue 1

Abstract

This work is interested in the sorption and separation of 131Ba, 109Cd, 152+154Eu, and 97Zr from radioactive solutions onto barium molybdenum titanate loaded on carboxy methyl cellulose (BaMoTi@CMC) composites. In this work, different samples of BaMoTi@CMC composites were fabricated by the co-precipitation method and characterized using different analytical tools such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), attenuated total reflectance (ATR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The batch sorption investigations on 131Ba, 109Cd, 152+154Eu, and 97Zr include the influence of time, pH, and metal ion concentrations. The data reveal that S-3 has higher sorption efficiency than S-2 under all conditions. Isotherm is studied by Langmuir and Freundlich models. Binary systems data confirm that Cd(ii), Ba(ii), and Zr(iv) can be separated from Cd–Eu, Ba–Eu, and Zr–Eu binary systems using S-2 and S-3 at different pHs. Finally, the data prove that Zr(iv) and Ba(ii) can be easily separated from tertiary systems (Zr–Ba–Cd) onto S-2 and S-3 at pH 2.

Keywords: 131Ba; 109Cd; 152+154Eu; 97Zr; isotherm; binary and tertiary systems
Corresponding author: Mohamed Ragab Abass, Nuclear Fuel Technology Department, Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

Great thanks to all members of the Nuclear Fuel Technology Department, Analytical Chemistry and Control Department, and Nuclear Fuel Chemistry Department, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority for supporting this work.

  1. Research ethics: The local Institutional Review Board deemed the study exempt from review.

  2. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.

  3. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved its submission.

  4. Competing interests: The authors state no conflicts of interest.

  5. Research funding: This work was funded by Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority.

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Received: 2023-08-10
Accepted: 2023-10-31
Published Online: 2023-11-24
Published in Print: 2024-01-29

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ract-2023-0214
Keywords for this article
131Ba; 109Cd; 152+154Eu; 97Zr; isotherm; binary and tertiary systems

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  1. Frontmatter
  2. Original Papers
  3. Efficient removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution by hydroxyapatite/graphene oxide composite microspheres
  4. Sorption behaviour of 137Cs and 152+154Eu onto bentonite phosphate modified with nickel: kinetics, isotherms, and chromatographic column application
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