Abstract
In this work, sorption of uranium ions on volcanic tuff collected from the deposits located at the Tendurek of Eastern Turkey was investigated in batch technique. The effect of different parameters such as pH of the medium, contact time, uranium concentration and temperature were investigated. The maximum removal of U(VI) was found to be 68% at pH 5.0, initial U(VI) concentration of 75 mg L-1 and 30 °C. Thermodynamic parameters, such as enthalpy of adsorption ΔH°, free energy change ΔG° and entropy change ΔS° have been also calculated and interpreted. The suitability of the Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkhevic adsorption models to the equilibrium data was investigated for uranium-volcanic tuff system. The results suggest that volcanic tuff can be used as efficient and cost effective adsorbents for uranium ion removal.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 231-238 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Volume | 283 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Adsorption isotherms
- Thermodynamic parameters
- Uranium
- Volcanic tuff
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