Iraqi Journal of Physics (Jun 2021)

Use of zeolite to reduce the radioactivity of cesium -137 in the liquid waste

  • Amir Abdullah Mohammed,
  • Hayder Saleem Hussain,
  • Salam K. Abdullah

DOI
https://doi.org/10.30723/ijp.v19i49.607
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 49

Abstract

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Prepared zeolite type A was used for theremoval of cesium ions from aqueous solution. The experimental data were analyzed by Langmuir, Freundlich isotherms. Various parameters, such as contact time, zeolite weight, pH, and initial concentration, were studied. The results indicated that the highest removal efficiency was95.53% at (2h time, 0.04 g weight, and pH=6.8). The results also showed that the Freundlic model fits well with the experimental results and is better than the Langmuir model.

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