Effect of equilibration time on Pu desorption from goethite

Wong, Jennifer C.; Zavarin, Mavrik; Begg, James D.; Kersting, Annie B.; Powell, Brian A.

doi:10.1515/ract-2015-2404

Title: Effect of equilibration time on Pu desorption from goethite

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Strongly sorbing ions such as plutonium may become irreversibly bound to mineral surfaces over time implicates near- and far-field transport of Pu. Batch adsorption–desorption data were collected as a function of time and pH to study the surface stability of Pu on goethite. Pu(IV) was adsorbed to goethite over the pH range 4.2 to 6.6 for different periods of time (1, 6, 15, 34 and 116 d). Moreover, following adsorption, Pu was leached from the mineral surface with desferrioxamine B (DFOB), a complexant capable of effectively competing with the goethite surface for Pu. The amount of Pu desorbed from the goethite was found to vary as a function of the adsorption equilibration time, with less Pu removed from the goethite following longer adsorption periods. This effect was most pronounced at low pH. Logarithmic desorption distribution ratios for each adsorption equilibration time were fit to a pH-dependent model. Model slopes decreased between 1 and 116 d adsorption time, indicating that overall Pu(IV) surface stability on goethite surfaces becomes less dependent on pH with greater adsorption equilibration time. The combination of adsorption and desorption kinetic data suggest that non-redox aging processes affect Pu sorption behavior on goethite.

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Wong, Jennifer C. ^[1]; Zavarin, Mavrik ^[2]; Begg, James D. ^[2]; Kersting, Annie B. ^[2]; Powell, Brian A. ^[1]

Clemson Univ., SC (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2015

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1258518

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-693607
Journal ID: ISSN 0033-8230

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Radiochimica Acta

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 103; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 0033-8230

Publisher:: de Gruyter

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

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                    Wong, Jennifer C., Zavarin, Mavrik, Begg, James D., Kersting, Annie B., and Powell, Brian A. Effect of equilibration time on Pu desorption from goethite.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Wong, Jennifer C., Zavarin, Mavrik, Begg, James D., Kersting, Annie B., & Powell, Brian A. Effect of equilibration time on Pu desorption from goethite.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1515/ract-2015-2404

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  title        = {Effect of equilibration time on Pu desorption from goethite},

  author       = {Wong, Jennifer C. and Zavarin, Mavrik and Begg, James D. and Kersting, Annie B. and Powell, Brian A.},

  abstractNote = {Strongly sorbing ions such as plutonium may become irreversibly bound to mineral surfaces over time implicates near- and far-field transport of Pu. Batch adsorption–desorption data were collected as a function of time and pH to study the surface stability of Pu on goethite. Pu(IV) was adsorbed to goethite over the pH range 4.2 to 6.6 for different periods of time (1, 6, 15, 34 and 116 d). Moreover, following adsorption, Pu was leached from the mineral surface with desferrioxamine B (DFOB), a complexant capable of effectively competing with the goethite surface for Pu. The amount of Pu desorbed from the goethite was found to vary as a function of the adsorption equilibration time, with less Pu removed from the goethite following longer adsorption periods. This effect was most pronounced at low pH. Logarithmic desorption distribution ratios for each adsorption equilibration time were fit to a pH-dependent model. Model slopes decreased between 1 and 116 d adsorption time, indicating that overall Pu(IV) surface stability on goethite surfaces becomes less dependent on pH with greater adsorption equilibration time. The combination of adsorption and desorption kinetic data suggest that non-redox aging processes affect Pu sorption behavior on goethite.},

  doi          = {10.1515/ract-2015-2404},

  journal      = {Radiochimica Acta},

  number       = 10,

  volume       = 103,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2015},

  month        = {Wed Jan 28 00:00:00 EST 2015}

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