Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Characteristic study for the uranium and cesium sorption on bentonite by using XPS and XANES

  • Published:
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and synchrotron X-ray techniques of absorption near edge structure (XANES) were used to probe the coordination numbers and chemical states of absorption atoms to characterize the retention processes of uranium and cesium transportation in bentonite. The results of XPS showed that minor Van der Waals force interaction near the surface of bentonite were found while cesium adsorbed onto bentonite. The result of XANES showed that the uranium valence state greater than 6, and the cesium valence state also find greater than 1. The uranium valence state of mixture of bentonite and UO2(NO3)2·6H2O solvent is greater than 6. It maybe due to the strong electron negativity of NO3 −. From the results of added CsNO3 to bentonite also find the cesium valence state greater than 1. Checking the atom valence state may be able to identify nuclide migration mechanism, which is fundamental information to estimate nuclide migration to biosphere in natural environments.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Ochs M (1997) Review of a report on diffusion and sorption properties of radionuclides in compacted bentonite, SKB report R-97-15. Swedish Nuclear fuel and Waste Management Co., Stockholm

    Google Scholar 

  2. Chen CC, Hayes KF (1999) X-ray absorption spectroscopy investigation of aqueous Co(II) and Sr(II) sorption at clay–water interfaces. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 63:3205–3215

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Fan QH, Tan XL, Li JX, Wang XK, Wu WS, Montavon G (2009) Sorption of Eu(III) on attapulgite studied by batch XPS, and EXAFS techniques. Environ Sci Technol 43:5776–5782

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Hahner G (2006) Near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy as a tool to probe electronic and structural properties of thin organic films and liquids. Chem Soc Rev 35:1244–1255

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Sohn H, Soykal II, Zhang S, Shan J, Tao F, Miller JT, Ozkan US (2016) Effect of cobalt on reduction characteristics of ceria under ethanol steam reforming conditions: AP-XPS and XANES studies. J Phys Chem 120:14631–14642

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. Honda M, Shimoyama I, Okamoto Y, Baba Y, Suzuki S, Yaita T (2016) X-ray absorption fine structure at the cesium L3 absorption edge for cesium sorbed in clay minerals. J Phys Chem 120:5534–5538

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Liu H, Zhu Y, Xu B, Li P, Sun Y, Chen T (2016) Mechanical investigation of U(VI) on pyrrhotite by batch, EXAFS and modeling techniques. J Hazard Mater 322:488–498

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. He J, Ma B, Kang M, Wang C, Nie Z, Liu C (2017) Migration of 75Se(IV) in crushed Beishan granite: effects of the ironcontent. J Hazard Mater 324:564–572

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Bostick BC, Vairavamurthy MA, Karthikeyan KG, Chorover J (2002) Cesium adsorption on clay minerals: an EXAFS spectroscopic investigation. Environ Sci Technol 36:2670–2676

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Cremers A, Elsen A, De Preter P, Maes A (1988) Quantitative analysis of radiocaesium retention in soils. Nature 335:247–249

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Tsukada H, Hasegawa H, Hisamatsu S, Yamasaki S (2002) Transfer of 137Cs and stable Cs from paddy soil to polished rice in Aomori, Japan. J Environ Radioact 59:351–363

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Qin H, Yokoyama Y, Fan Q, Iwatani H, Tanaka K, Sakaguchi A, Kanai Y, Zhu J, Onda Y, Takahashi Y (2012) Investigation of cesium adsorption on soil and sediment samples from Fukushima Prefecture by sequential extraction and EXAFS technique. Geochem J 46:297–302

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Catalano JG, Brown GE (2005) Uranyl adsorption onto montmorillonite: evaluation of binding sites and carbonate complexation. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 69:2995–3005

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Sylwester ER, Hudson EA, Allen PG (2000) The structure of uranium (VI) sorption complexes on silica alumina, and montmorillonite. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 64:2431–2438

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Ravel B, Newville M (2005) ATHENA, ARTEMIS, HEPHAESTUS: data analysis for X-ray absorption spectroscopy using IFEFFIT. J Synchrotron Radiat 12:537–541

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Lee CP, Wu MC, Tsai TL, Wei HJ, Men LC, Hsu CN (2012) Comparative study on sorption additivity of individual and coexisting cesium and selenium on bentonite/quartz sand mixtures. Int J Nucl Energy Sci Eng 2:23–27

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Lee CS, Wang SL, Lii KH (2009) Cs2K(UO)2Si4O12: a mixed-valence uranium(IV, V) silicate. J Am Chem Soc 131:15116–15117

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the 07A and 16A beamline at National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center (Taiwan) for providing beam time and assistance during the XANES measurements. The experimental section of this study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST, Taiwan) under contract numbers 105-2623-E-007-006-NU and 105-2623-E-007-007 -NU and the Atomic Energy Council (AEC, Taiwan).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Engineering and System Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan

    Wey-Tsang Liu & Chih-Hao Lee

  2. Nuclear Science and Technology Development Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 30013, Taiwan

    Shih-Chin Tsai

  3. Chemical Analysis Division, Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Longtan, 325, Taiwan

    Tsuey-Lin Tsai

  4. Department of Earth Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 70101, Taiwan

    Chuan-Pin Lee

Authors
  1. Wey-Tsang Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Shih-Chin Tsai
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Tsuey-Lin Tsai
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Chuan-Pin Lee
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Chih-Hao Lee
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Shih-Chin Tsai or Chih-Hao Lee.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Liu, WT., Tsai, SC., Tsai, TL. et al. Characteristic study for the uranium and cesium sorption on bentonite by using XPS and XANES. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 314, 2237–2241 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5584-4

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5584-4

Keywords

Search

Navigation