Radiocesium Interception Potential (RIP) of smectite and kaolin reference minerals containing illite (micaceous minerals) as impurity.
Radiocesium Interception Potential (RIP) of smectite and kaolin reference minerals containing illite (micaceous minerals) as impurity.
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含有伊利石(云母矿物)杂质的蒙皂石和高岭土参考矿物的放射性铯截留电位 (RIP)。
DOI:
10.1080/00380768.2013.862158
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发表时间:
2013
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2
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J.
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作者:
Ogasawara;S.;Nakao;A.;Yanai;J.
Cesium-137 (137Cs) is strongly adsorbed on clay minerals, especially on illite. The adsorption of Cs+on reference clay minerals, however, has not been fully investigated in relation to the presence of illite. The objective of this study was to clarify the effect of impurities (i.e., illite and vermiculite), present in reference smectite group minerals and kaolin minerals, on the retention of Cs+. The clay mineralogy of the reference minerals was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The radiocesium interception potential (RIP) was measured as an index of the Cs+retention ability of clays. The content of illite in clay was represented by the total potassium (K) content given that illite is a major source of K in the clay fraction. The content of vermiculite in clay was represented by the Cs fixation capacity induced by Cs saturation followed by heating of samples at 110°C. Metabentonite and beidellite gave extremely high RIP values compared with other smectite group minerals, although a peak for illite (at 1.0 nm) was not observed in XRD analysis. The reference smectite and kaolin minerals showed a range of RIP values, even though their RIP values are theoretically zero. The RIP values had a significant positive correlation with the total K content of all the reference clay minerals (rs= 0.621*). This indicated that the retention ability for137Cs depended more on the content of illite, as impurity, rather than the type of bulk mineral. Hence, the contribution of illite to the magnitude of the RIP was elucidated by the combination of measurement of total K content and XRD analysis.