Cesium sorption on UO2: systematic experimental and model studies for surface sites characterization

The maximum sorption capacity of Cs+ onto the powdered UO2 surface, obtained from experimental sorption isotherms (0.1 mol L−1 NaClO4 at 25 °C and pH=6.3), was found to be 6.3·10−5 mol·g−1. Potentiometric titration data, also in 0.1 mol L−1 NaClO4, were modeled using the double diffuse layer model,...

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Autores: Rodríguez Villagra, Nieves, Alonso, Úrsula, Cobos, Joaquín
Tipo de recurso: conjunto de datos
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/392595
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/392595
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:UO2
Surface sites density
Acid–base titration
Deep geological repository
Spent nuclear fuel
Geological disposal
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Sumario:The maximum sorption capacity of Cs+ onto the powdered UO2 surface, obtained from experimental sorption isotherms (0.1 mol L−1 NaClO4 at 25 °C and pH=6.3), was found to be 6.3·10−5 mol·g−1. Potentiometric titration data, also in 0.1 mol L−1 NaClO4, were modeled using the double diffuse layer model, yielding acidity constants of pKa1= 3.2 ± 0.15 and pKa2= -10.8 ± 0.15. The dissolution of UO2 at pH between 2 and 12 was measured at a solid-to-liquid ratio of 40 g·L−1 in 0.1 mol L−1 NaClO4 and the determined solubility product obtained was pKs,U(OH)4 = -(3.2 ± 0.2).