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A silica-titania (Si−Ti) mixed hydroxide gel with Ti to Si mole ratio of 1∶1 was prepared. Studies on the sorption of radiostrontium from alkaline solutions having various concentrations of sodium were carried out with Si−Ti. The distribution coefficient (K d) of strontium decreased with increasing concentrations of sodium from 0.1 to 4.0 mol·dm−3. The plot of logK d versus log [Na+] gave a slope of −0.55 as against the theoretical value of −2.0. This suggests that some other paths in addition to the simple stoichiometric ion exchange is also existing for sorption. From pH titrations the pHpzc of Si−Ti was found to be 4.22 coinciding nearly with the pH sorption edge. An attempt was made to correlate the sorption results with the surface characteristics of the sorbent. It was found that sorption is favored when the surface of the sorbent transforms into an anionic form. Sharp increase in the sorption of strontium was observed when the equilibrium pH was between 7 and 10. This behavior could be attributed to the abrupt increase in net negative charge on the surface of the sorbent.
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Venkatesan, K.A., Sasidharan, N.S. & Wattal, P.K. Sorption of radioactive strontium on a silica-titania mixed hydrous oxide gel. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 220, 55–58 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02035347
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