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Sorption and desorption of pertechnetate on biochar under static batch and dynamic conditions

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The objective of this study was the utilization of three different biochars for pertechnetate removal from aqueous solutions. Biochars were prepared by slow pyrolysis from different feedstocks, characterized by BET, acid–base titration, SEM, XRD and FTIR and tested for their pertechnetate sorption using batch and dynamic techniques. Effect of various physico-chemical parameters such as contact time, pH and the presence of different ions in the solution on the sorption of pertechnetate onto biochars was investigated. Perrhenate as an analogue of pertechnetate was used for modeling of adsorption isotherms.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Slovak Research and Development Agency and Ministry of Education and Science of Republic of Serbia under the contract SK-SRB-2013-0048 with financial contribution for stays the scientist from Comenius University (Slovakia) and Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences (Serbia) and APVV SK-AT-2015-0003. Part of the work was performed within the frame of ERASMUS Program (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece—Comenius University, Slovakia).

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  1. Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská Dolina, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    P. Rajec & O. Rosskopfová

  2. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská Dolina, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    M. Galamboš

  3. Department of Health and Environment, Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, 3430, Tulln, Austria

    V. Frišták & G. Soja

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece

    A. Dafnomili & F. Noli

  5. Vinča Institute for Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

    A. Đukić & Lj. Matović

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Rajec, P., Rosskopfová, O., Galamboš, M. et al. Sorption and desorption of pertechnetate on biochar under static batch and dynamic conditions. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 310, 253–261 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4811-8

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