Products of sorption of uranyl ions on HDTMA-red clay in the presence of phosphates were characterized by thermal analysis. It was established on the basis of DTG curves of the sorption products and FTIR spectra of the gaseous phase of sorption products decomposition that the thermal stability of the mineral increased when P(V) ions were sorbed along with U(VI) ions, i.e., the...
The influence of phosphate ions on the thermal stability of complexes obtained by adsorption of uranium(VI) on organobentonite was determined. Organoclay samples were prepared by the reaction of hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide with bentonite. The isotherms of sorption/desorption of U(VI) from aqueous solutions containing phosphate ions onto different forms of bentonite were...
Uranium is a very toxic and radioactive element. Removal of uranium from wastewaters requires remediation technologies. Actual methods are costly and ineffective when uranium concentration is very low. Little is known about the enhancement of sorption of uranyl ions by phosphate ions on aluminosilicates. Here, we studied sorption of uranyl acetate on red clay in the presence of...
