Plutonium(IV) Sorption during Ferrihydrite Nanoparticle
Formation
Posted on 2019-09-26 - 10:29
Understanding interactions between
iron (oxyhydr)oxide nanoparticles
and plutonium is essential to underpin technology to treat radioactive
effluents, in cleanup of land contaminated with radionuclides, and
to ensure the safe disposal of radioactive wastes. These interactions
include a range of adsorption, precipitation, and incorporation processes.
Here, we explore the mechanisms of plutonium sequestration during
ferrihydrite precipitation from an acidic solution. The initial 1
M HNO3 solution with Fe(III)(aq) and 242Pu(IV)(aq) underwent controlled hydrolysis via the addition
of NaOH to pH 9. The majority of Fe(III)(aq) and Pu(IV)(aq) was removed from solution between pH 2 and 3 during ferrihydrite
formation. Analysis of Pu–ferrihydrite by extended X-ray absorption
fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy showed that Pu(IV) formed an inner-sphere
tetradentate complex on the ferrihydrite surface, with minor amounts
of PuO2 present. Best fits to the EXAFS data collected
from Pu–ferrihydrite samples aged for 2 and 6 months showed
no statistically significant change in the Pu(IV)–Fe oxyhydroxide
surface complex despite the ferrihydrite undergoing extensive recrystallization
to hematite. This suggests the Pu remains strongly sorbed to the iron
(oxyhydr)oxide surface and could be retained over extended time periods.
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Smith, Kurt F.; Morris, Katherine; Law, Gareth T. W.; Winstanley, Ellen H.; Livens, Francis R.; Weatherill, Joshua S.; et al. (2019). Plutonium(IV) Sorption during Ferrihydrite Nanoparticle
Formation. ACS Publications. Collection. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00105
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AUTHORS (14)
KS
Kurt F. Smith
KM
Katherine Morris
GL
Gareth T. W. Law
EW
Ellen H. Winstanley
FL
Francis R. Livens
JW
Joshua S. Weatherill
LA
Liam G. Abrahamsen-Mills
NB
Nicholas D. Bryan
JM
J. Frederick W. Mosselmans
GC
Giannantonio Cibin
SP
Stephen Parry
RB
Richard Blackham
KL
Kathleen A. Law
SS
Samuel Shaw