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Evaluation of Co and Zn competitive sorption by zeolitic material synthesized from fly ash using 60Co and 65Zn as radioindicators

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Zeolitic material prepared by hydrothermal treatment of brown coal fly ash was used for sorption separation of Co2+ and Zn2+ ions from single and binary solutions. Adsorption in single systems was rapid, pH dependent and follow the Langmuir isotherm. 3D sorption surfaces revealed competitive effects and mutual interactions between Co2+ and Zn2+ and significant preference for Zn2+ in binary system was confirmed. Surface retention and ion-exchange were most probably the principal mechanisms of Co2+ and Zn2+ removal. Zeolitic material with markedly high sorption capacity for Co2+ and Zn2+ can be a promising sorbent for removal of toxic metals and radionuclides.

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This work was supported by the Slovak Research and Development Agency under the Contract No. APVV-15-0098.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Trnava University in Trnava, Priemyselná 4, 918 43, Trnava, Slovakia

    Martin Pipíška

  2. Department of Ecochemistry and Radioecology, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Nám. J. Herdu 2, 917 01, Trnava, Slovakia

    Martin Pipíška, Eva Florková, Lucia Remenárová & Miroslav Horník

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of SS. Cyril and Methodius, Nám. J. Herdu 2, 917 01, Trnava, Slovakia

    Peter Nemeček

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Pipíška, M., Florková, E., Nemeček, P. et al. Evaluation of Co and Zn competitive sorption by zeolitic material synthesized from fly ash using 60Co and 65Zn as radioindicators. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 319, 855–867 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6390-3

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