Adsorption of strontium on different sodium-enriched bentonites

Bentonites from three different deposits (Wyoming, TX, USA and Bogovina, Serbia) with similar cation exchange capacities were sodium enriched and tested as adsorbents for Sr2+ in aqueous solutions. X-Ray diffraction analysis confirmed successful Na-exchange. The textural properties of the bentonite...

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Published in:Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2017, Vol.82 (4), p.449-463
Main Authors: Marinovic, Sanja, Ajdukovic, Marija, Jovic-Jovicic, Natasa, Mudrinic, Tihana, Nedic-Vasiljevic, Bojana, Bankovic, Predrag, Milutinovic-Nikolic, Aleksandra
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorbents
Adsorption
Bentonite
cation exchange capacity
Cation exchanging
Enrichment
Isotherms
Na-enriched clays
Sodium
Sr2
textural properties
water purification
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Summary:Bentonites from three different deposits (Wyoming, TX, USA and Bogovina, Serbia) with similar cation exchange capacities were sodium enriched and tested as adsorbents for Sr2+ in aqueous solutions. X-Ray diffraction analysis confirmed successful Na-exchange. The textural properties of the bentonite samples were determined using low-temperature the nitrogen physisorption method. Significant differences in the textural properties between the different sodium enriched bentonites were found. Adsorption was investigated with respect to adsorbent dosage, pH, contact time and the initial concentration of Sr2+. The adsorption capacity increased with pH. In the pH range from 4.0?8.5, the amount of adsorbed Sr2+ was almost constant but 2?3 times smaller than at pH ?11. Further experiments were performed at the unadjusted pH since extreme alkaline conditions are environmentally hostile and inapplicable in real systems. The adsorption capacity of all the investigated adsorbents toward Sr2+ was similar under the investigated conditions, regardless of significant differences in the specific surface areas. It was shown and confirmed by the Dubinin?Radushkevich model that the cation exchange mechanism was the dominant mechanism of Sr2+ adsorption. Their developed microporous structures contributed to the Sr2+ adsorption process. The adsorption kinetics obeyed the pseudo-second-order model. The isotherm data were best fitted with the Langmuir isotherm model.
ISSN:0352-5139
1820-7421
DOI:10.2298/JSC161010008M