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Tin and titanium ferrocyanides were studied as adsorbents for alkali metal ions, viz., 134Cs and 22Na, which represent radioactive wastes. The ferrocyanides were prepared in granular form. The tin version contained 11.2% water, while the titanium version contained 17.7% water. The exchange capacities for Cs+ and Na+ in the hydrated tin version were about 1.5 and 0.7 meq/g, respectively, while those in the titanium version were 2.2 and 1.2 meq/g, respectively. Drying at 250°C decimated those capacities. The diffusional time constant of Cs+ at 25°C, determined via Fick's second law, was of order of magnitude 1 × 10−3 s−1, though there were minor differences due to particle size and the form of ferrocyanide. Similarly, the effective diffusivity was of order of magnitude 1 × 10−8 cm2/s. The titanium version responded slightly faster than the tin version. Likewise, equilibrium measurements in mixtures with sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, or uranium oxide, showed that the titanium version exhibited significantly greater selectivity for Cs+ than did the tin version. Unfortunately, tests of complete elution of the Cs+ from the ferrocyanides were mostly disappointing. Work continues on that subject.
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Zakaria, E., Ali, I. & Aly, H. Adsorption Behaviour of 134Cs and 22Na Ions on Tin and Titanium Ferrocyanides. Adsorption 10, 237–244 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ADSO.0000046360.25435.c3
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