Numerical analysis for characterizing the sorption/desorption of cesium in crushed granite

Chuan Pin Lee, Yin Ming Kuo, Shih Chin Tsai, Yuan Yaw Wei, Shi Ping Teng, Chun Nan Hsu

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Abstract

The reactive mechanism of cesium in crushed granite was demonstrated in this study through a numerical analysis or a model of the results of sorption/desorption kinetic tests. To employ such numerical analysis, this study applied batch kinetic tests with different solid to liquid ratios (1:20 and 1:30) for the characterization of sorption/desorption reaction of Cs and the calibration/validation of hypothesized reactive models. Based on the least square errors (LSE) between numerical analysis and results of batch tests, the two-site sorption models, which are corresponding to two decay constants (λ1 and λ2), might be more adequate than one-site sorption models in characterizing Cs sorption/desorption. Moreover, a two-site Langmuir kinetic model has been found to be capable of appropriately describing Cs sorption/desorption under test conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)343-349
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume275
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008 Feb

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Nuclear Energy and Engineering
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Pollution
  • Spectroscopy
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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