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Sorption of iodine on Beishan granite: effect of speciation and humic acid

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Sorption of iodine on Beishan granite was studied by batch method. Great difference exists in the sorption behaviors of I− and IO3−. Under acidic condition, the sorption of IO3− improves dramatically, and IO3− could partly convert to I−. However, the sorption of I− is close to zero at all studied pH. Humic acid can slight improve the sorption of IO3−, but greatly improve the sorption of I− in acidic condition. The postulated sorption mechanisms of IO3− are electrical interaction and followed by reduction.

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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Youth Foundation of China (11305061), Special Fund for Geological Disposal of High-level Radioactive Waste (2012-851), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2018ZD10).

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    Yaxiong Zou, Tao Chen, Gaocai Yuan & Kui Zhang

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Zou, Y., Chen, T., Yuan, G. et al. Sorption of iodine on Beishan granite: effect of speciation and humic acid. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 317, 723–730 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5945-7

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