Removal of 133Ba from Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption onto Oil Shale and Determination of the Main Phase Responsible for Its Fixation
摘要
The adsorption study of 133Ba onto raw oil shale rock was carried out, followed by its desorption through sequential extraction, in order to identify the organic and inorganic phases responsible for trapping the 133Ba. It has been shown that 133Ba adsorption can be described by second-order kinetics, with a constant transfer rate (k₂) of 0.84 g·Bq−1·min−1 and a maximum removal of 15.97 Bq·g−1. Sorption kinetics is a two-stage reaction consisting of rapid 133Ba uptake, followed by much slower adsorption kinetics. Equilibrium is characterized by the Freundlich isotherm. Concerning the specific attacks of the mineral and organic phases after adsorption of the 133Ba, the sequential extraction indicates that 133Ba occurs mainly in the residual fraction with about 90% of its total initial concentration. The mineralogical characteristic shows that this fraction consists of clay and quartz intimately linked to the organic matter in oil shale.