Ion Exchange Properties of Irradiated and Chemically Modified Clinoptilolite Regarding to Cs +  and Sr 2+

L. Akhalbedashvili; G. Todradze; N. Kekelidze; Y. Keheyan; G. Yeritsyan; R. Gevorkyan

Ion Exchange Properties of Irradiated and Chemically Modified Clinoptilolite Regarding to Cs⁺and Sr²⁺

L. Akhalbedashvili, G. Todradze, N. Kekelidze, Y. Keheyan, G. Yeritsyan, R. Gevorkyan

Abstract

The ion exchange sorption of Cs⁺ and Sr²⁺ on clinoptilolite (CL) from deposit of Armenia in initial, modified by e- and g-irradiation, decationated with a hydrochloric acid, and cation-contained forms was studied. On the basis of received data the exchange capacity Е for Sr²⁺ and Cs⁺,distribution factor К_d, sorption factor К_s were determined. It was shown that untreated CL(Ar), decationated CL(Ar)H and Ca-containing forms are characterized by a big ion exchange activity on strontium and cesium to compare with irradiated samples and the most perspective ion exchange sorbents for these ions are CL samples modified by a chemical way.

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