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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 2, Issue 13, Pages 5557-5564Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c2ra20054f
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- BRNS, Department of Atomic Energy
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A novel synthetic method was developed to synthesize resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) resin in spherical form, of required mesh size, using XAD-4 as template beads. The synthesized RF-coated XAD (RF-XAD) beads were characterized, using different techniques. Suitable size and mechanical stability, along with their spherical shape, make these beads most appropriate for column operation. The efficiency of these beads was evaluated for removal of cesium from alkaline medium, in batch conditions, using a radioanalytical technique. The effect of sodium ion concentration, the initial cesium ion concentration and the contact time were also investigated. It was observed that the Kd value for Cs+ ions decreases with increase in Na+ ion concentration. The equilibrium data were fitted into different isotherm models, and were found to be represented well by the Langmuir isotherm equation, with a monolayer sorption capacity of 287 mg g(-1). Kinetic modeling analysis, using pseudo first-order, pseudo second-order and intraparticle diffusion equations, shows that the pseudo second-order equation is the most appropriate model for the description of the sorption of cesium ions onto the RF-XAD beads. The rate constants were determined at different initial concentrations. The process mechanism was found to be complex, consisting of both surface sorption and pore diffusion.
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