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60Co retention by Mexican montmorillonites

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Radioactive elements may be retained by clays. The ability of natural Mexican clays to retain radioactive Co from aqueous solutions, is discussed. Experiments were performed with solutions containing labeled cobalt. The effect of contact time on Co2+ retention was studied. It was found that the Co2+ uptake value in dehydrated montmorillonites is between 0.30 and 0.70 meq g−1 of clay. A sorption sequence was obtained for the various clays. The samples were characterized, before and after cobalt exchange, by X-ray diffraction.

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  1. Departmento de Química, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, A.P. 18-1027, Col. Escandón. Delegación Miguel Hidalgo, C.P. 11810, México, D.F., Mexico

    G. Nava, V. Martínez, P. Bosch & S. Bulbulian

  2. Departmento de Química, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, Michoacán Esq. Purísima, Iztapalapa, México, D.F., Mexico

    V. Martínez & P. Bosch

  3. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Edif. 9 Unid. Adolfo López Mateos, Zacatenco, 07300, México, D.F., Mexico

    G. Pacheco & G. Nava

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Pacheco, G., Nava, G., Martínez, V. et al. 60Co retention by Mexican montmorillonites. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 201, 155–164 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02163727

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