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Sorption behavior of selenide on montmorillonite

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Batch sorption experiments were performed to investigate the sorption mechanism of Se on montmorillonite under reducing conditions in deep geological environments. Based on Eh–pH diagrams and ultraviolet–visible spectra, Se was dissolved as selenide (Se(–II)) anions under the experimental conditions. The distribution coefficients (Kd; m3 kg−1) of Se(–II) indicated ionic strength independence and slight pH dependence. The Kd values of Se(–II) were higher than those of Se(IV), which also exists as an anionic species. X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy showed that the oxidation state of Se-sorbed on montmorillonite was zero even though selenide remained in the solution. These results suggest that Se(–II) was oxidized and precipitated on the montmorillonite surface. Therefore, it is implied that a redox reaction on the montmorillonite surface contributed to high Kd values for Se(–II).

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This study was performed as a part of “The project for validating assessment methodology in geological disposal system” funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan. Preliminary XAS measurement (data not shown) was performed at the SPring-8 beam line BL11XU under proposal No. 2016B3504. XAS measurements at the SPring-8 beam line BL14B1 were performed under proposal Nos. 2016B3613 and 2019A3609. XAS measurement at the Photon Factory beam line BL-12C was performed under proposal No. 2018G575.

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    Yuki Sugiura, Tsutomu Tomura, Takamitsu Ishidera, Reisuke Doi, Paul Clarence M. Francisco & Yukio Tachi

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    Reisuke Doi, Hideaki Shiwaku, Tohru Kobayashi & Daiju Matsumura

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Sugiura, Y., Tomura, T., Ishidera, T. et al. Sorption behavior of selenide on montmorillonite. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 324, 615–622 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07092-x

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