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Experimental investigation of radiocesium sorption on ceramic clay using a batch method

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In this study, radiocesium sorption on ceramic clay was investigated as a function of particle size and initial 137Cs concentration using a batch method. Ceramic clay samples taken from the Söğüt(İnisar) clay deposit were composed of kaolinite, dickite and quartz. The equilibrium time and the liquid–solid ratio were determined as 60 min and 250 mL g−1, respectively. The distribution coefficients (K d) for variable liquid–solid ratio and the percentage adsorption (P Ad) were calculated. The values of K d and P Ad ranged from 483 to 3165 mL g−1 and 34–93%, respectively. The K d and P Ad values increased with increasing particle size, but decreased with increasing initial concentration. The sorption data were interpreted in terms of a Langmuir isotherm. The results indicated that the Söğüt(İnhisar) ceramic clay has good sorption capacity for cesium.

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The authors wish to thank Health Physics Department of Çekmece Nuclear Research and Training Centre of Turkish Atomic Energy Authority (TAEA).

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, 80000, Osmaniye, Turkey

    Fatma Aysun Uğur

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Nevsehir University, 50300, Nevsehir, Turkey

    Şeref Turhan

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Uğur, F.A., Turhan, Ş. Experimental investigation of radiocesium sorption on ceramic clay using a batch method. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 288, 347–350 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-011-0999-9

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