Mineral–water interface reactions of actinides

H Geckeis, J Lützenkirchen, R Polly, T Rabung… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Reactions of the light actinide ions (Th to Cm) at the mineral− aqueous solution interface
have attracted much attention during recent years. Initially research was mainly driven by the …

An overview of the role of goethite surfaces in the environment

H Liu, T Chen, RL Frost - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Goethite, one of the most thermodynamically stable iron oxides, has been extensively
researched especially the structure (including surface structure), the adsorption capacity to …

Sorption coefficients and molecular mechanisms of Pu, U, Np, Am and Tc to Fe (hydr) oxides: A review

D Li, DI Kaplan - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Pu, U, Np, Am and Tc are among the major risk drivers at nuclear waste management
facilities throughout the world. Furthermore, uranium mining and milling operations have …

Pu (V) and Pu (IV) sorption to montmorillonite

JD Begg, M Zavarin, P Zhao, SJ Tumey… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
Plutonium (Pu) adsorption to and desorption from mineral phases plays a key role in
controlling the environmental mobility of Pu. Here we assess whether the adsorption …

[BOOK][B] Geochemistry at the Earth's Surface

A Bauer, BD Velde - 2016 - Springer
Geochemistry is a frequently used term in geological studies that defines a discipline which
has developed in importance over the past 40 years. The meaning of this term and the …

Soil-soil solution distribution coefficients of global fallout 239Pu and 237Np in Japanese paddy soils

J Zheng, K Tagami, S Uchida, S Shibutani, K Ishida… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 239 Pu and 237 Np are long-lived radionuclides that emit alpha rays, and once
released into the environment, they are present there for a long period of time. Therefore …

Plutonium sorption and desorption behavior on bentonite

JD Begg, M Zavarin, SJ Tumey, AB Kersting - Journal of environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Understanding plutonium (Pu) sorption to, and desorption from, mineral phases is key to
understanding its subsurface transport. In this work we study Pu (IV) sorption to industrial …

Adsorption of Europium on Al-substituted goethite

M Li, H Liu, T Chen, T Hayat, NS Alharbi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Europium (Eu (III)) has been extensively used as an analogue of trivalent
lanthanide in the radioactive wastewater from nuclear industry. The adsorption of Eu (III) on …

Effect of fulvic acid surface coatings on plutonium sorption and desorption kinetics on goethite

RM Tinnacher, JD Begg, H Mason… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
The rates and extent of plutonium (Pu) sorption and desorption onto mineral surfaces are
important parameters for predicting Pu mobility in subsurface environments. The presence of …

Aging effects on Cesium-137 (137Cs) sorption and transport in association with clay colloids

K Telfeyan, PW Reimus, H Boukhalfa… - Journal of colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Migration of radionuclides via colloid-facilitated transport is an important component of
nuclear repository performance models. 137 Cs sorption to bentonite colloids follows multi …