Radium and strontium binding by a modified bauxite refinery residue – isotope exchange studies of pH-dependence, reversibility and ageing

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dc.contributor.authorClark, MWen_AU
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, JJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorPayne, TEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorComarmond, MJen_AU
dc.contributor.authorThiruvoth, Sen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMokhber-Shahin, Len_AU
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-02T04:13:10Zen_AU
dc.date.available2022-09-02T04:13:10Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2019-07-24en_AU
dc.date.statistics2022-08-29en_AU
dc.descriptionCitation shows author L. Mokhber Shahin. The correct spelling is Mokhber-Shahin.en_AU
dc.description.abstractThe pH-dependence and reversibility of radium (Ra) and strontium (Sr) binding to a modified bauxite refinery residue (MBRR), and the effects of sample ageing, were studied in laboratory uptake/leaching experiments. Natural 226Ra and stable strontium (Srnat) were placed in contact with the MBRR for an 8-day loading period (equilibrium pH c. 8.5). Following the addition of exchange isotopes 228Ra and 85Sr, the samples were then leached in pH-dependent experiments, where the pH was decreased incrementally from 9 to 3 over 7 h. A further suite of samples was aged at 4°, 23° and 65°C for 6 months after the initial addition of 226Ra and Srnat and then studied in a similar set of pH-dependent exchange experiments. The relative concentrations of the Ra and Sr isotope pairs (226Ra/228Ra and Srnat/85Sr) provided insights into the adsorption strength, incorporation, reversibility and ageing effects. The Srnat data showed that the amount of bound Sr released from aged MBRR samples as the pH decreases is substantially lower than the unaged sample, showing that Sr has been incorporated in less accessible phases during the ageing period. It appears that the uptake of 228Ra by the higher-temperature aged samples is somewhat stronger than the unaged samples; however, Ra isotope exchange plots for aged and unaged samples are similar. Consequently, the stronger binding of 228Ra by the higher-temperature aged samples is probably driven by translocation to kinetically less-favourable surface sites rather than a significant incorporation of Ra within the mineral solids during ageing. © 2022 Geological Society of Londonen_AU
dc.identifier.citationClark, M. W., Harrison, J. J., Payne, T. E., Comarmond, M. J., Thiruvoth, S., Wong, H., & Mokhber Shahin, L. (2020). Radium and strontium binding by a modified bauxite refinery residue – isotope exchange studies of pH-dependence, reversibility and ageing. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, 20(3), 257-267. doi:10.1144/geochem2019-025en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1467-7873en_AU
dc.identifier.issue3en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleGeochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysisen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination257-267en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1144/geochem2019-025en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttps://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/13720en_AU
dc.identifier.volume20en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherGeological Society of Londonen_AU
dc.subjectRadiumen_AU
dc.subjectStrontiumen_AU
dc.subjectBauxiteen_AU
dc.subjectWaste disposalen_AU
dc.subjectIsotopic exchangeen_AU
dc.subjectAgingen_AU
dc.subjectAdsorptionen_AU
dc.titleRadium and strontium binding by a modified bauxite refinery residue – isotope exchange studies of pH-dependence, reversibility and ageingen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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