Browsing by Subject "Magnesite"

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Characterization of Sr2+ uptake on natural minerals of kaolinite and magnesite using XRPD, SEM/EDS, XPS, and DRIFT
(De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2005) Shahwan, T.; Erten, H. N.
The sorption behavior of Sr2+ ions on natural minerals rich in kaolinite and magnesite was studied using SEM/EDS, XPS, XRPD, AAS/AES and DRIFT techniques. Quantitative analysis of the XPS data shows that magnesite is more effective in Sr2+ uptake than kaolinite. DRIFT spectra and XRPD patterns indicate that the structures of both minerals were not affected upon Sr2+ sorption. Intercalation of DMSO in kaolinite lamellae aiming at increasing the interlayer space did not significantly enhance the sorption capacity of the clay towards Sr2+ probably due to the lack of a negative charge on the accessible sites. EDS mapping indicated that while the sorbed Sr is equally distributed on surface of natural kaolinite, it was associated - to a larger extent - with the regions richer in Mg in the case of natural magnesite. Comparing the uptake mechanisms of natural magnesite with that of pure MgCO3, it was seen that while natural magnesite sorbed Sr2+ mainly through an ion exchange type mechanism, the formation of SrCO3 coprecipitate was detected on the surface of the MgCO 3 at higher loadings. © by Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, München.
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Sorption of Cs+ and Ba2+ on magnesite
(Cambridge University Press, 1998) Shahwan, Talal; Süzer, Şefik; Erten, Hasan N.
Sorption behavior of Cs and Ba ions on magnesite was studied using the radiotracer method complemented by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Cs and Ba were used as radiotracers. The sorption of Cs is seen to be temperature dependent, whereas Ba sorption is not much affected by temperature changes. It was found that Freundlich type isotherms provide an adequate description of the sorption process. The magnitude of the free energy of sorption are seen to be within the 8-16 kj/mol range. It can be remarked that the sorption of Cs and Ba on magnesite is a fast process suggesting an ion exchange type mechanism, mainly taking place at the surface of mineral particles.
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Sorption studies of cesium and barium on magnesite using radiotracer and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
(1997-06) Shahwan, Talal
As the consumption of the radioactive materials is continuously increasing, the problem of disposing the resulting v^^astes safely is becoming more challenging. One way through which these radioactive wastes could be isolated from the biological environment is by disposing them in deep geological formations. Clay minerals are proposed as backfill buffering materials that can delay the migration of the radionuclides and thus decrease the contamination of underground waters. The extent of retardation of the radionuclide migration is dependent on factors like time of contact, pH and Eh of groundwater, concentration, temperature and grain size of the mineral particles. Up to now, several studies were carried out to examine the effect of such parameters on the sorption behavior of different radionuclides on various kinds of minerals. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of time, concentration and temperature on the sorption behavior of cesium and barium ions on magnesite. Cesium 137 140 and barium have the radioactive isotopes Cs (t^^^ = 30.1 y) and Ba (t^^^ = 12.8 d) 1/2 produced in high yields during the fission process which are important in radioactive waste considerations. Magnesite is a mineral composed mainly of magnesium carbonate 2+ together with minor amounts of quartz and has a single exchangeable cation. Mg . The radiotracer method and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which is a powerful surface sensitive tool, were used in this study. The results obtained from both methods complemented each others and were in good agreement. Kinetic studies of the sorption process show that equilibrium was approached within one day of contact for both of cesium and barium ions. The data of the sorption of both cations using different concentrations at various temperatures were most adequately described by the Freundlich type isotherms which correspond to multilayer adsorption on heterogeneous surfaces. The values of the Freundlich constants k and n imply that barium ions have slightly larger adsorption affinity and adsorption intensity than cesium ions. The adsorption data at low concentrations were also observed to obey the Dubinin-Radushkevich type isotherms which describe monolayer adsorption on heterogeneous or homogeneous surfaces. The adsorption data were very poorly described by the Langmuir type isotherms. Thermodynamic parameters such as enthalpy change, AH°, entropy change, AS° and free energy change of adsorption, AG°, were calculated from the sorption data of cesium and barium ions at different temperatures. The values obtained for AH° and AS° were -37 kJ/moL, -0.09 kJ/moL.K and -13 kJ/moL, -0.009 kJ/moL.K for cesium and barium ions respectively. The negative AH° values indicate the exothermic nature of adsorption which means that low temperatures are favored. The decrease in entropy upon adsorption implied by the negative AS° values is indicative of the stability of adsorption for both cations. The values of AG° at different temperatures were all negative indicating the spontaneity of the adsorption process for both cesium and barium ions. The magnitudes of AG° were seen to be within the 8-16 kJ/moL range which is the energy range of ion- exchange type processes.
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Sorption studies of Cs+ and Ba2+ cations on magnesite
(Elsevier, 1998-05-11) Shahwan, T.; Süzer, Şefik; Erten, H. N.
The adsorption behavior of Cs+ and Ba2+ cations on magnesite has been studied as a function of time, cation concentration and temperature, utilizing both the radiotracer method and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Saturation was approached in about I day for both cations. The sorption data were found to follow Freundlich type isotherms. Sorption of both Cs+ and Ba2+ cations were found to be exothermic in nature with ΔH0 (kJ/mol) of -37, -13 and ΔS0 (kJ/mol·K) of -0.09, -0.009, respectively. Negative ΔG0 values were obtained for both cations, indicating the spontaneity of their sorption on magnesite. The magnitude of ΔG0 suggest that ion exchange is the dominating sorption mechanism. The adsorption behavior of Cs+ and Ba2+ cations on magnesite has been studied as a function of time, cation concentration and temperature, utilizing both the radiotracer method and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Saturation was approached in about 1 day for both cations. The sorption data were found to follow Freundlich type isotherms. Sorption of both Cs+ and Ba2+ cations were found to be exothermic in nature with ΔH0 (kJ/mol) of -37, -13 and ΔS0 (kJ/mol·K) of -0.09, -0.009, respectively. Negative ΔG0 values were obtained for both cations, indicating the spontaneity of their sorption on magnesite. The magnitude of ΔG0 suggest that ion exchange is the dominating sorption mechanism.