Titanium Silicates Precipitated on the Rice Husk Biochar as Adsorbents for the Extraction of Cesium and Strontium Radioisotope Ions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of Titanium Silicates
2.3. Adsorption Experiments
2.4. Analytic Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Physical-Chemical Characterization
3.2. Ion-Exchange Properties
4. Conclusions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fraction | pH | Sr2+, mg/L | A | Kd | ||||
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Initial | Equil. | Cin. | Ceq. | ΔC | mg/g | mg-eqv./g | ||
CarbonTiSi | 6.62 | 6.94 | 9.64 | 0.01 | 9.63 | 4.82 | 0.11 | 4.8 × 105 |
6.64 | 7.27 | 30.2 | 0.97 | 29.23 | 14.62 | 0.33 | 1.5 × 104 | |
6.37 | 7.0 | 50.5 | 6.2 | 44.3 | 22.15 | 0.51 | 3.6 × 103 | |
5.99 | 6.87 | 76.75 | 19.65 | 57.1 | 28.6 | 0.65 | 1.5 × 103 | |
6.06 | 6.74 | 107.88 | 39.1 | 68.78 | 34.4 | 0.79 | 0.9 × 103 | |
Ti-Si powder | 6.62 | 6.88 | 9.64 | 0.04 | 9.6 | 4.8 | 0.11 | 1.2 × 105 |
6.64 | 6.85 | 30.2 | 1.44 | 28.76 | 14.38 | 0.33 | 1.0 × 104 | |
6.37 | 6.74 | 50.5 | 3.44 | 47.06 | 23.5 | 0.54 | 6.8 × 103 | |
5.99 | 6.67 | 76.75 | 9.26 | 67.49 | 33.7 | 0.77 | 3.6 × 103 | |
6.06 | 6.54 | 107.88 | 35.9 | 71.98 | 36.0 | 0.82 | 1.0 × 103 | |
6.38 | 6.65 | 185 | 108.6 | 76.5 | 38.3 | 0.87 | 352 | |
6.14 | 6.48 | 373 | 293 | 80 | 40 | 0.91 | 137 |
Fraction | pH | Cs+, mg/L | A | Kd | ||||
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Initial | Equil. | Cin. | Ceq. | ΔC | mg/g | mg-eqv/g | ||
Carbontisi | 6.68 | 6.87 | 10.8 | 0.74 | 10.06 | 5.03 | 0.038 | 6.8 × 103 |
6.79 | 7.18 | 32.3 | 3.4 | 28.9 | 14.45 | 0.109 | 4.3 × 103 | |
6.76 | 7.16 | 51.0 | 7.15 | 43.95 | 21.98 | 0.165 | 3.1 × 103 | |
6.41 | 7.13 | 85.88 | 20.3 | 65.58 | 32.8 | 0.247 | 1.6 × 103 | |
6.33 | 7.15 | 107.75 | 33.2 | 75.55 | 37.78 | 0.284 | 1.1 × 103 | |
6.68 | 6.75 | 10.8 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 5.3 | 0.04 | 2.7 × 104 | |
Ti-Si powder | 6.79 | 6.88 | 32.3 | 1.1 | 31.2 | 15.6 | 0.117 | 1.4 × 104 |
6.76 | 6.90 | 51.0 | 2.24 | 48.76 | 24.4 | 0.18 | 1.1 × 104 | |
6.41 | 9.80 | 85.88 | 5.28 | 80.6 | 40.3 | 0.30 | 7.6 × 103 | |
6.33 | 6.89 | 107.75 | 7.76 | 100.99 | 50.5 | 0.38 | 6.5 × 103 | |
6.68 | 7.24 | 237.5 | 42.3 | 195.2 | 97.6 | 0.73 | 2.3 × 103 | |
6.70 | 7.01 | 463 | 202.5 | 260.5 | 130.3 | 0.98 | 6.4 × 102 | |
6.62 | 6.38 | 686 | 371.5 | 314.5 | 157.3 | 1.18 | 423 | |
6.45 | 6.32 | 968 | 623 | 345 | 172.5 | 1.30 | 277 |
No. | Sample | Cesium: Concentration, mg/L; Kd, mL/g, and Adsorption, mg/g | Strontium: Concentration, mg/L; Kd, mL/g; and Adsorption, mg/g | ||||||
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Cin. | Ceq. | A | Kd | Cin. | Ceq. | A | Kd | ||
1 | 200 °C TiSi powder autoclave 10 h | 10.8 | 0.2 | 5.3 | 27,000 | 9.64 | 0.04 | 4.8 | 120,000 |
2 | Blowing steam TiSi powder 150 °C, 2 h | 10.18 | 3.01 | 3.59 | 1200 | 7.2 | 0.04 | 3.58 | 90,000 |
3 | Blowing steam TiSi powder 400 °C, 2 h | 10.66 | 2.77 | 3.95 | 1424 | 8.38 | 0.002 | 4.19 | 2,095,000 |
4 | Blowing steam TiSi powder 600 °C, 2 h | 10.66 | 3.56 | 3.55 | 1000 | 8.38 | 0.003 | 4.19 | 1,396,000 |
5 | Blowing steam TiSi powder 800 °C, 2 h | 10.66 | 4.79 | 2.94 | 613 | 8.38 | 0.05 | 4.17 | 83,300 |
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Zhuravlev, I. Titanium Silicates Precipitated on the Rice Husk Biochar as Adsorbents for the Extraction of Cesium and Strontium Radioisotope Ions. Colloids Interfaces 2019, 3, 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids3010036
Zhuravlev I. Titanium Silicates Precipitated on the Rice Husk Biochar as Adsorbents for the Extraction of Cesium and Strontium Radioisotope Ions. Colloids and Interfaces. 2019; 3(1):36. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids3010036
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhuravlev, Igor. 2019. "Titanium Silicates Precipitated on the Rice Husk Biochar as Adsorbents for the Extraction of Cesium and Strontium Radioisotope Ions" Colloids and Interfaces 3, no. 1: 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/colloids3010036