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Ion exchange of Cs+ and Sr2+ by natural clinoptilolite from bi-cationic solutions and XRD control of their structural positioning

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Clinoptilolite from Bulgaria was tested for uptake towards Cs+ and Sr2+ from bi-cationic solutions using batch technique. Contact time and cation concentrations were investigated, revealing minor difference in Cs+ sorption from single and mixed solutions but clear difference in Sr2+ uptake. Kinetic data were fit with pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The Langmuir isotherm model provided best description of equilibrium ion-exchange data [qmax (mg/g) is 122.7 for Cs+ and 21.50 for Sr2+]. Desorption experiments show that cesium and strontium ions are retained strongly by clinoptilolite. Rietveld structure refinement showed that approximately four Cs+ ions were exchanged versus one Sr2+ ion in clinoptilolite.

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  1. Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Street, Block 107, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    N. Lihareva, O. Petrov, L. Dimowa, Y. Tzvetanova & A. Nikolov

  2. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Street, Block 11, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    I. Piroeva

  3. Institute of Polymers, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bonchev Street, Block 103-A, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    F. Ublekov

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Lihareva, N., Petrov, O., Dimowa, L. et al. Ion exchange of Cs+ and Sr2+ by natural clinoptilolite from bi-cationic solutions and XRD control of their structural positioning. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 323, 1093–1102 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07018-7

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