The adsorption behavior of241Am(Ⅲ) and Eu(Ⅲ) by silica/polymer-based iso Hex-BTP adsorbent(iso HexBTP/Si O2-P) was investigated by a batch experiment method. iso Hex-BTP/Si O2-P exhibited high affinity and selectivity for241Am(Ⅲ) over152Eu(Ⅲ) in 2–4 mol/dm3 nitric acid solutions. Within the experimental contact time range of 0.5–24 h, iso Hex-BTP/Si O2-P showed high selectivity for241Am(Ⅲ) compared to152Eu(Ⅲ) in3 mol/dm3 nitric acid solution. However, the adsorption kinetics of241Am(Ⅲ) and152Eu(Ⅲ) was slow. Eu(Ⅲ)adsorption followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, indicating chemical adsorption as the rate-limiting step of the adsorption process. And the adsorption agreed well with the Langmuir adsorption model at various temperatures. The adsorption kinetics and isotherm data indicated that the equilibrium adsorption capacity, the adsorption rate, the maximum adsorption capacity and the adsorption affinity, increased with temperature. The thermodynamic parameters, negative change in Gibbs free energy, and positive change in enthalpy and entropy,suggested that the adsorption of Eu(Ⅲ) was spontaneous and endothermic process with an increase of entropy.
A new anion exchanger with pyridine groups was prepared by grafting of 2-vinyl pyridine onto polypropylene(PP) nonwoven fabrics by pre-irradiation grafting technique, followed by quaternization of pyridine rings in grafted chains in reaction with bromoethane. The results showed that the grafting yield increased with the monomer concentration and conversion ratio of quaternization increased with the time. The grafted and quaternized fabrics were characterized by FT-IR, DSC, SEM and ICP. The possibility of adsorption of perrhenate(ReO–4), a nonradioactive analogue to pertechnetate(99TcO–4), from aqueous solution by anion exchanger was investigated. The experiments performed at pH= 0.1–6 showed that p H = 2.2 was the optimal acidity for ReO–4adsorption, and an adsorption equilibrium was achieved in 30 min. The reaction enthalpy was-12.55 k J/mol,indicating that the adsorption process is exothermic. XPS tests indicated that the Re O–4uptake was a typical ion exchange between Cl–on anion exchanger and ReO–4.
In order to separate Zr(IV) and Hf(IV) in acidic solution,several kinds of silica-based macroporous adsorbents were synthesized.Their adsorption selectivity for Zr(IV) and Hf(IV) in HCl solution was investigated,and the TODGA adsorbent for the two elements had the largest adsorption difference.The effects of acid type,HCl concentration,and temperature on the adsorption behavior of Zr(IV) and Hf(IV) onto the TODGA adsorbent were conducted by batch experiments.It was found that H+exhibited a quite strong influence on adsorption capacity of Zr(IV) and Hf(IV).Isotherm fitting showed that the Langmuir model agrees well with the experimental data.The thermodynamic parameters indicate that the adsorption processes for both elements are endothermic reactions.The TODGA adsorbent had the higher adsorption selectivity for Zr(IV) over Hf(IV) and could be promising for their mutual separation.
Nanoscale zero-valent iron(nZVI)supported on D001 resin(D001-nZVI)was synthesized for adsorption of high solubility and mobility radionuclide^99Tc.Re(VII),a chemical substitute for^99Tc,was utilized in batch experiments to investigate the feasibility and adsorption mechanism toward Tc(VII).Factors(pH,resin dose)affecting Re(VII)adsorption were studied.The high adsorption efficiency of Re(VII)at pH=3 and the solid-liquid ratio of 20 g/L.X-ray diffraction patterns revealed the reduction of ReO^?4 into ReO2 immobilized in D001-nZVI.Based on the optimum conditions of Re(VII)adsorption,the removal experiments of Tc(VII)were conducted where the adsorption efficiency of Tc(VII)can reach 94%.Column experiments showed that the Thomas model gave a good fit to the adsorption process of Re(VII)and the maximum dynamic adsorption capacity was 0.2910 mg/g.
