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Adsorption of nickel on rhyolitic Slovak bentonites

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Radioisotope of nickel 63Ni is an important product of the neutron activation in engineering materials of nuclear power plants. Adsorption of nickel on Slovak rhyolitic bentonites Jelšový potok, Kopernica and Lastove was studied using batch method. Radionuclide 63Ni was used as a tracer. In this paper, we focused on effects of contact time, pH, competitive cations and equilibrium study. This study showed that Slovak rhyolitic bentonites are a promising candidate for removal of radionickel from aqueous solutions.

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    A. Krajňák & M. Galamboš

  2. Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská Dolina, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    L. Pivarčiová, O. Rosskopfová & P. Rajec

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Krajňák, A., Pivarčiová, L., Rosskopfová, O. et al. Adsorption of nickel on rhyolitic Slovak bentonites. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 304, 587–593 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3832-4

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