Abstract
The sorption behaviour of cesium on Tamusu clay was first investigated by batch experiments under synthetic groundwater and deionized water conditions. The results showed that the sorption could be well described by the pseud-second-order kinetic model or by the Freundlich isotherm model, and the Kd values decreased rapidly when temperature was greater than 328 K. However, the influence of initial cesium concentration, initial pH and Humic acid (HA) on the sorption behaviour in the synthetic groundwater exhibited a significant difference from those in the deionized water. In particular, the Kd value in the synthetic groundwater (5.47 mL/g) was much lower than that in the deionized water (58.97 mL/g). The SEM/EDS, effect of ion strength and pH-independent results in the synthetic groundwater indicated the cesium sorption on Tamusu clay was mainly involved in an ion exchange process. Additionally, the research reported in this work implies that the retardation of cesium on Tamusu clay was significantly lower than that on other clay rock in the world. The results suggest that the sorption behaviour of cesium or other nuclides on Tamusu clay should be evaluated in synthetic or actual groundwater but not in deionized water.
Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China
Award Identifier / Grant number: 21876123
Funding source: National Fund of China for Fostering Talents in Basic Science
Award Identifier / Grant number: J1210004
Funding statement: This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Funder Id: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809 (Grant No. 21876123) and the National Fund of China for Fostering Talents in Basic Science (J1210004).
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