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KMID : 1024520190280060561
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2019 Volume.28 No. 6 p.561 ~ p.570
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Adsorption and Desorption Characteristics of Sr, Cs, and Na Ions with Na-A Zeolite Synthesized from Coal Fly Ash in Low-Alkali Condition
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Choi Jeong-Hak
Lee Chang-Han
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Abstract
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A zeolitic material (Z-Y2) was synthesized from Coal Fly Ash (CFA) using a fusion/hydrothermal method under low-alkali condition (NaOH/CFA = 0.6). The adsorption performance of the prepared zeolite was evaluated by monitoring its removal efficiencies for Sr and Cs ions, which are well-known as significant radionuclides in liquid radioactive waste. The XRD (X-ray diffraction) patterns of the synthesized Z-Y2 indicated that a Na-A type zeolite was formed from raw coal fly ash. The SEM (scanning electron microscope) images also showed that a cubic crystal structure of size 1~3 μm was formed on its surface. In the adsorption kinetic analysis, the adsorption of Sr and Cs ions on Z-Y2 fitted the pseudo-second-order kinetic model well, instead of the pseudo-first-order kinetic model. The second-order kinetic rate constant (k2) was determined to be 0.0614 g/mmol·min for Sr and 1.8172 g/mmol·min for Cs. The adsorption equilibria of Sr and Cs ions on Z-Y2 were fitted successfully by Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacity (qm) of Sr and Cs was calculated as 1.6846 mmol/g and 1.2055 mmol/g, respectively. The maximum desorption capacity (qdm) of the Na ions estimated via the Langmuir desorption model was 2.4196 mmol/g for Sr and 2.1870 mmol/g for Cs. The molar ratio of the desorption/adsorption capacity (qdm/qm) was determined to be 1.44 for Na/Sr and 1.81 for Na/Cs, indicating that the amounts of desorbed Na ions and adsorbed Sr and Cs ions did not yield an equimolar ratio when using Z-Y2.
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KEYWORD
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Adsorption, Coal fly ash, Zeolite, Strontium, Cesium
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