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Investigation on removing of 60Co2+ radionuclide from radioactive waste water by Fe(III)-modified Algerian bentonite

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The purpose of this research is to evaluate the adsorption kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamic parameters correlating the removal of 60Co2+ radioactive ions from waste water of the primary cooling circuit of the Nuclear Uranium Reactor (Nur / Draria-Algeirs) on Fe(III)-modified Algerian bentonite. Characterization was done using X-ray diffraction, SEM analysis, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and BET method. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model provided the best fit to experimental data. The two-parameter adsorption model of Langmuir and both of the three-parameter models Langmuir–Freundlich and Toth are the most appropriate for fitting experimental results. The adsorption process was found to be endothermic in nature.

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  1. LEC, Ecole Militaire Polytechnique, BP17, BEB, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    Houssine Benaissa & Abderrezak Abdi

  2. LGR, FGM-GP, USTHB, Algiers, Algeria

    Noureddine Nasrallah

  3. URADTE, CRAPC, BP384, Tipaza, Algeria

    Mohammed Kebir

  4. CRND, BP 43, Draria Algiers, Algeria

    Bozid Guedioura

  5. LSVER laboratoryUSTHB, BP 32, 16111, Algiers, Algeria

    Mohamed Trari

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Benaissa, H., Nasrallah, N., Abdi, A. et al. Investigation on removing of 60Co2+ radionuclide from radioactive waste water by Fe(III)-modified Algerian bentonite. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 329, 1497–1511 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07895-6

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