Published September 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Effect of phosphate on sorption of Eu(III) by montmorillonite

  • 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai (India). Radioanalytical Chemistry Division

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Eu(III) sorption by Na-montmorillonite, the principal component of bentonite, has been studied in absence and presence of phosphate under varying experimental conditions of pH, metal ion, phosphate and sorbent concentration. The sorption edge was found to shift to high pH with decreasing sorbent concentration indicating site heterogeneity on the clay. Eu(III) sorption by Na-montmorillonite was found to increase in presence of phosphate at lower sorbent concentration of 0.5 g/L while at higher sorbent loading no effect of phosphate was observed. ATR-FTIR spectroscopy has been used to understand transition from surface complexation to surface precipitation with decreasing sorbent concentration. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
313
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 537-545
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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