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UO 2+2 sorption on bentonite

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The capacity of bentonite and purified bentonite to remove UO 2+2 ions from aqueous solutions has been investigated. The UO 2+2 uptake in these clays was determined for 0.2 and 0.002M uranyl nitrate solutions. It was found that under these conditions (0.2M) the maximum UO 2+2 uptake was 1.010±0.070 meq UO 2+2 /g of bentonite and 0.787±0.020 meq UO 2+2 /g of purified bentonite. In purified bentonite UO 2+2 sorption is irreversible up to 50 hours as no desorption was observed. Such is not the case in the natural bentonite. X-ray diffraction, thermal analyses, and transmission electron microscopy were used to characterize the solids. The uranium content was determined by neutron activation analysis.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Col. Escandón, Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, A. P. 18-1027, C. P. 11801, Mexico, D. F., Mexico

    M. T. Olguin, M. Solache-Rios, P. Bosch & S. Bulbulian

  2. Universidad Autonóma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa Michoacán y Purísima, Iztapalapa, Apdo. Postal 55-532, C. P. 09340, México, D. F., Mexico

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  3. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Física, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, D. F., Mexico

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Olguin, M.T., Solache-Rios, M., Acosta, D. et al. UO 2+2 sorption on bentonite. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 218, 65–69 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02033975

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