Investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for Cs-137 real radioactive wastewater treatment

In this work, the removal of the radioactive element Cs-137 from actual radioactive wastewater was studied by batch adsorption studies. To lower the dangers of radioactive contamination, bentonite, a naturally occurring clay mineral, was used as an adsorbent. The bentonite clay mineral was character...

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Main Authors: Wasan A. Muslim, Salam K. Al-Nasri, Talib M. Albayati, Issam K. Salih
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Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Desalination and Water Treatment
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author Wasan A. Muslim
Salam K. Al-Nasri
Talib M. Albayati
Issam K. Salih
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Issam K. Salih
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description In this work, the removal of the radioactive element Cs-137 from actual radioactive wastewater was studied by batch adsorption studies. To lower the dangers of radioactive contamination, bentonite, a naturally occurring clay mineral, was used as an adsorbent. The bentonite clay mineral was characterized using chemical composition analyses, (XRD), (SEM), (EDX), (BET) surface area analysis, and (FT-IR). Experiments of batch adsorption were conducted to determine the optimal adsorbent. After two hours, equilibrium was attained with a bentonite Cs-137 removal effectiveness of 98%. The kinetics of Cs-137 adsorption on the bentonite clay surfaces was investigated. A good match was obtained for the bentonite kinetic data using the pseudo 2nd order kinetic model. As a result, it was found that bentonite was the good medium for adsorption. The findings provide helpful details on the ways in which bentonite clays adsorb radioactive Cs-137 and remediate pollution. The chosen of bentonite clay adsorbents was displayed to be hopeful adsorbent for the adsorption of the radioactive Cs-137 isotope because of effective material, very cheap, and available.
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spelling doaj-art-3cd29c3f72414d17ae0fc807893071c02025-08-20T03:04:51ZengElsevierDesalination and Water Treatment1944-39862024-01-0131710012110.1016/j.dwt.2024.100121Investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for Cs-137 real radioactive wastewater treatmentWasan A. Muslim0Salam K. Al-Nasri1Talib M. Albayati2Issam K. Salih3Iraqi Geological Survey / Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Baghdad, IraqIraqi Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) / Radiation and Nuclear Safety Directorate, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology, 52 Alsinaa St., PO Box 35010, Baghdad, Iraq; Corresponding author.Department of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Industries, Al-Mustaqbal University, Babylon 51001, IraqIn this work, the removal of the radioactive element Cs-137 from actual radioactive wastewater was studied by batch adsorption studies. To lower the dangers of radioactive contamination, bentonite, a naturally occurring clay mineral, was used as an adsorbent. The bentonite clay mineral was characterized using chemical composition analyses, (XRD), (SEM), (EDX), (BET) surface area analysis, and (FT-IR). Experiments of batch adsorption were conducted to determine the optimal adsorbent. After two hours, equilibrium was attained with a bentonite Cs-137 removal effectiveness of 98%. The kinetics of Cs-137 adsorption on the bentonite clay surfaces was investigated. A good match was obtained for the bentonite kinetic data using the pseudo 2nd order kinetic model. As a result, it was found that bentonite was the good medium for adsorption. The findings provide helpful details on the ways in which bentonite clays adsorb radioactive Cs-137 and remediate pollution. The chosen of bentonite clay adsorbents was displayed to be hopeful adsorbent for the adsorption of the radioactive Cs-137 isotope because of effective material, very cheap, and available.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398624001425ClayRemediationBentoniteCesium removalPollutant treatmentWastewater treatment
spellingShingle Wasan A. Muslim
Salam K. Al-Nasri
Talib M. Albayati
Issam K. Salih
Investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for Cs-137 real radioactive wastewater treatment
Desalination and Water Treatment
Clay
Remediation
Bentonite
Cesium removal
Pollutant treatment
Wastewater treatment
title Investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for Cs-137 real radioactive wastewater treatment
title_full Investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for Cs-137 real radioactive wastewater treatment
title_fullStr Investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for Cs-137 real radioactive wastewater treatment
title_full_unstemmed Investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for Cs-137 real radioactive wastewater treatment
title_short Investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for Cs-137 real radioactive wastewater treatment
title_sort investigation of bentonite clay minerals as a natural adsorbents for cs 137 real radioactive wastewater treatment
topic Clay
Remediation
Bentonite
Cesium removal
Pollutant treatment
Wastewater treatment
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398624001425
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