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Study of Ni(II) sorption on chlorite - a fracture filling mineral in granites

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Å. Gustafsson ,
M. Molera  and
I. Puigdomenech
Å. Gustafsson
Affiliation:
Royal Institute of Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden
M. Molera
Affiliation:
Royal Institute of Technology, Nuclear Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden
I. Puigdomenech
Affiliation:
Swedish Nuclear & Fuel Management Co., Stockholm, Sweden
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Abstract

Chlorite is an Fe(II)-containing phyllosilicate which is often present as a fracture filling mineral in e.g. granitic rocks. It may therefore be significant in influencing redox conditions and sorption processes in granitic groundwaters. The sorption properties of chlorite may therefore be important when modelling the migration of radionuclides under reducing conditions around nuclear waste repositories or in sites contaminated by mining waste.

The sorption behaviour of Ni(II) onto a natural chlorite (Karlsborg, Sweden) was investigated using a batch technique. The effects of three different background electrolyte concentrations (0.01 M, 0.1 M and 0.5 M NaClO4), different pH values (ranging from 4 to 11) and different Ni(II) concentrations (10−6 and 10−8 M) were studied under anoxic conditions in a glove-box. Ni(II) solutions were spiked with 63Ni and β-Liquid scintillation counting (LSC) was used to determine the concentration of nickel in the bulk solution, allowing the calculation of solid-water distribution coefficients for the metal ion.

The results of the sorption experiments show strong pH dependence at pH > 5, but the sorption is independent of ionic strength. The maximum adsorption is found in the pH range between 7 and 11 with Kd values ≍103 cm3/g. A diffuse double layer model has been used to describe the experimental results.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 824: Symposium CC – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVIII , 2004 , CC7.3
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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