Sorption of inorganic radiocarbon on iron oxides

  • Janne Lempinen
  • Eveliina Muuri
  • Merja Lusa
  • Jukka Lehto
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Abstract

The sorption of inorganic radiocarbon on goethite, hematite and magnetite was studied as a function of carbon concentration, pH and ionic strength. It was discovered that the sorption of radiocarbon on magnetite was negligible in all studied conditions. The distribution coefficients of radiocarbon on hematite and goethite decreased with increasing pH whereas the ionic strength had only a slight decreasing effect on radiocarbon sorption. The sorption on goethite and hematite was modelled with PhreeqC using a generalized double-layer surface complexation model.

Keywords

Radiocarbon Sorption Nuclear waste Goethite Hematite Magnetite 
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Acknowledgements

The research leading to these results received funding from the Finnish Research Program on Nuclear Waste Management KYT2018.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Janne Lempinen
    • 1
  • Eveliina Muuri
    • 1
  • Merja Lusa
    • 1
  • Jukka Lehto
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Chemistry – RadiochemistryUniversity of HelsinkiHelsinkiFinland

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