Adsorption isotherms for the removal of Am-241 in radioactive liquid wastes using magnetite nanoparticles
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PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, 1st
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Americium-241 (Am-241) is a radionuclide with half-life of 432 years, emitting alpha particles
and low gamma energy and it is also considered radiotoxic. Am-241 is produced, in a low level,
from nuclear fuel and laboratory wastes. Magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4) are iron oxides that
possess highly magnetic properties, and its application for removal of water contaminants refers
due to its high surface area which allows the adsorption capability and the facility to be prepared
and removed from the aqueous medium. In This study, magnetite was synthesized by coprecipitation
method largely described. Batch experiments were accomplished at room
temperature, at pH 6 and the contacts varying from 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 minutes and at
30 minutes for the isotherms experiments. The solid containing magnetite and Am-241 were
removed with a magnet and the solution analyzed in a gamma-ray spectrometer (Canberra
Model GX2518) which could be quantified. Results show that magnetite possess a capability of
removal up to 80% of Am-241 at room temperature, indicating that magnetite nanoparticles are
a good sorbent for the removal of radionuclides. Langmuir and Freundlich Isotherms models
were investigated and the parameters obtained. Langmuir’s isotherm showed constants of KL
(75.7575 L/mg), Q (0.1617 mg/g) and R2 (0.9892) and Freundlich’s isotherm exhibited values of
KF (2.6416 [(mg/g).(L/mg)1/n]), 1/n (0.7853 mg/g) and R2 (0.8395), which indicates that the Am-
241 removal from magnetite fits more suitable the Langmuir isotherm model. The
thermodynamics parameters, such as the enthalpy and entropy of adsorption, the activation
energy, as well as, the kinetics studies are under development.
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OSHIRO, MAURICIO T.; SAKATA, SOLANGE K.; POTIENS JUNIOR, ADEMAR J. Adsorption isotherms for the removal of Am-241 in radioactive liquid wastes using magnetite nanoparticles. In: PAN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY, 1st, 27-30 de novembro, 2017, Guarujá, SP. Abstract... Disponível em: http://repositorio.ipen.br/handle/123456789/29047. Acesso em: 24 Apr 2024.
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