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Sorption studies of radionuclides on argillaceous clays of Cuddapah System

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Worldwide argillaceous clays are being studied as promising host rock for nuclear high level waste disposal. Cuddapah argillite is under evaluation for Indian clay rock based repository. Herein characterization of this clay and evaluation for its sorption characteristics towards Cs(I) and Eu(III) has been studied. Surface complexation modeling of Cs(I) sorption on argillaceous clay revealed that Cs(I) is sorbed on high as well as low affinity ion exchange sites. In modeling of Eu(III) sorption data, surface complexes of Eu(III) and europium carbonate species, along with ion exchange reaction, reproduced the sorption profile with ankerite dissolution influencing distribution of various surface complexes.

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The authors thank Dr. Balaji Mandal for XRD measurements and ascertaining mineralogical composition of argillaceous clays, Ms. Annapurna Chandane and Dr. S. Jeyakumar for Ca analysis.

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  1. Radioanalytical Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India

    Madhuri A. Patel, Aishwarya S. Kar, Sumit Kumar & B. S. Tomar

  2. Technology Development Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, 400085, India

    R. K. Bajpai

  3. School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala, Punjab, India

    Dimple Garg

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Patel, M.A., Kar, A.S., Garg, D. et al. Sorption studies of radionuclides on argillaceous clays of Cuddapah System. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 313, 555–563 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5299-6

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