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Sorption behavior of 137Cs, 152+154Eu and 131Ba from aqueous solutions using inorganic sorbent loaded on talc

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Iron phosphate@talc (IPT) sorbent was fabricated by precipitation method and utilized for 137Cs, 152+154Eu, and 131Ba sorption from aqueous media. Different analytical apparatuses such as XRD, FT-IR, SEM, and XRF were used to find the structure, morphology, and functional groups of IPT sorbent. Different parameters like shaking time, pH, temperature, and initial metal concentrations were studied. The obtained data reveal that the sorption of 137Cs, 152+154Eu, and 131Ba was pH, time-dependence, and kinetics following pseudo-2nd-order kinetics. The Langmuir and Freundlich equations were used as model isotherms. Thermodynamics parameters were calculated to prove that the sorption reaction was spontaneous and endothermic.

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  1. Analytical Chemistry and Control Department, Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    Muhammad S. Mansy

  2. Radioactive Waste Management Unit, Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    Muhammad S. Mansy

  3. Nuclear Fuel Chemistry Department, Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    Marwa A. Eid

  4. Radiation Protection Department and Safety, Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed M. E. Breky

  5. Nuclear Fuel Technology Department, Hot Laboratories and Waste Management Center, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt

    Mohamed R. Abass

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Muhammad S. Mansy: experimental work, reviewing, and editing. Marwa A. Eid: experimental work and editing. Mohamed M.E. Breky: experimental work and editing. Mohamed R. Abass: Data curation, preparing sorbent, writing—original draft review and editing.

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Mansy, M.S., Eid, M.A., Breky, M.M.E. et al. Sorption behavior of 137Cs, 152+154Eu and 131Ba from aqueous solutions using inorganic sorbent loaded on talc. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 2971–2987 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08977-3

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