Ligand effects on uranyl sorption - key processes and models

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dc.contributor.authorPayne, TEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorComarmond, MJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorCollins, RNen_AU
dc.contributor.authorWaite, TDen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-11T02:04:39Zen_AU
dc.date.available2022-11-11T02:04:39Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2010-09-01en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-01-31en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe mobility of uranium(Vl) is of concern in numerous natural and polluted environments. One of the main factors controlling uranyl mobility is the sorption of UVl on mineral surfaces, which is strongly dependent on aqueous chemistry, particularly the pH. However, many environmental systems contain a variety of organic and inorganic components, which can have a major effect on sorption. For example, many groundwaters in the Alligator Rivers region of the Northern Territory contain significant amounts of ligands, including carbonate and phosphate. These ligands can increase or decrease uranyl uptake through several possible processes, including competition for binding sites, complexation of aqueous uranyl, formation of ternary uranyl-ligand surface complexes, Vi 1 and precipitation. We have developed surface complexation models of U sorption on minerals including ferrihydrite, kaolinite, and more complex materials; utilising comprehensive U sorption databases and results from advanced spectroscopic techniques (e.g. EXAFS, TRLFS, and ATR-FTIR). These models require specific reactions to represent the effects of ligands. ln systems containing sulfate, it was necessary to consider complexation between U022+ and S042- as well as competition for surface sites, to model the U sorption data. To simulate U sorption data in the presence of carbonate, ternary surface complexes of the form (>S02)UOZCO32- were required (here >S represents a surface site). Similar ternary U-ligand-surface complexes appear to form in the presence of phosphate. The addition of citrate considerably reduced U sorption on both kaolinite and T ferrihydrite and caused dissolution of the solid in the latter case. Complexation of citrate with both uranyl and ferric ions was taken into account in modelling this system. The model required the optimisation of the formation constant for a postulated mixed metal (UVl/FeIII/citrate) aqueous e complex. The results emphasise the importance of considering interactions with ligands when modelling radionuclide sorption in environmental systems.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationPayne, E. E., Comarmond, M. J., Collins, R. N., & Waite, T. D. (2010). Ligand effects on uranyl sorption - key processes and models. Paper presented to the 11th South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association Conference "SPERA 2010", Crowne Plaza, Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Australia, 31 August - 3 September 2010.en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate3 September 2010en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencename11th South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association Conference 'SPERA 2010'en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceGold Coast, Australiaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate31 August 2010en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/14021en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherSouth Pacific Radioactivity Associationen_AU
dc.subjectLigandsen_AU
dc.subjectSorptionen_AU
dc.subjectUraniumen_AU
dc.subjectPollutionen_AU
dc.subjectSurfacesen_AU
dc.subjectSimulationen_AU
dc.subjectEnvironmenten_AU
dc.subjectNorthern Territoryen_AU
dc.subjectAustraliaen_AU
dc.titleLigand effects on uranyl sorption - key processes and modelsen_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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