Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions

An in depth knowledge and understanding of high activity radionuclide (HLRW) immobilization processes on the materials composing the engineered barrier (clay and metallic canister) is required to ensure the safety and the long-term performance of radioactive waste disposal procedures. Therefore, the...

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Authors: El Mrabet, Said; Castro Arroyo, Miguel Ángel; Hurtado Bermúdez, Santiago José; Orta Cuevas, María del Mar; Pazos, Mariana Carolina; Villa Alfageme, María
Format: Article
Status:Accepted version
Publication date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repository:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/64473
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11441/64473
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.10.014
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Metallic canister
Bentonite
Engineering barrier
Radionuclide waste
Actinide
Lanthanide
Rare earth elements
Silicates
Hydrothermal treatment
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author El Mrabet, Said
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Hurtado Bermúdez, Santiago José
Orta Cuevas, María del Mar
Pazos, Mariana Carolina
Villa Alfageme, María
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El Mrabet, Said
Hurtado Bermúdez, Santiago José
Orta Cuevas, María del Mar
Pazos, Mariana Carolina
Villa Alfageme, María
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Castro Arroyo, Miguel Ángel
Hurtado Bermúdez, Santiago José
Orta Cuevas, María del Mar
Pazos, Mariana Carolina
Villa Alfageme, María
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description An in depth knowledge and understanding of high activity radionuclide (HLRW) immobilization processes on the materials composing the engineered barrier (clay and metallic canister) is required to ensure the safety and the long-term performance of radioactive waste disposal procedures. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand the mechanisms involved in the retention of Eu3+ by two components of the multibarrier system, the bentonite barrier and the canister. As such, a comparative study of the interaction of trivalent Eu3+, used to simulate trivalent actinides, with both bentonite and a metallic canister has been undertaken in this work. To this end, we designed a minireactor into which the bentonite was introduced and compacted. The minireactor-bentonite system was then submitted to a hydrothermal reaction with a 7.9×10-2M solution of Eu3+ at 300°C for 4.5days. SEM and XRD results revealed that both bentonite and the container were involved in the immobilization of europium by the formation of insoluble europium silicate phases. The presence of europium silicate adsorbed on the surface of the metallic canister indicates the competitive effect of both components of the engineered barrier (bentonite and metallic canister) in HLRW immobilization. These results suggested that the canister could play a role in the HLRW immobilization even during its corrosion process.
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spelling Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions El Mrabet, Said Castro Arroyo, Miguel Ángel Hurtado Bermúdez, Santiago José Orta Cuevas, María del Mar Pazos, Mariana Carolina Villa Alfageme, María Metallic canister Bentonite Engineering barrier Radionuclide waste Actinide Lanthanide Rare earth elements Silicates Hydrothermal treatment An in depth knowledge and understanding of high activity radionuclide (HLRW) immobilization processes on the materials composing the engineered barrier (clay and metallic canister) is required to ensure the safety and the long-term performance of radioactive waste disposal procedures. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand the mechanisms involved in the retention of Eu3+ by two components of the multibarrier system, the bentonite barrier and the canister. As such, a comparative study of the interaction of trivalent Eu3+, used to simulate trivalent actinides, with both bentonite and a metallic canister has been undertaken in this work. To this end, we designed a minireactor into which the bentonite was introduced and compacted. The minireactor-bentonite system was then submitted to a hydrothermal reaction with a 7.9×10-2M solution of Eu3+ at 300°C for 4.5days. SEM and XRD results revealed that both bentonite and the container were involved in the immobilization of europium by the formation of insoluble europium silicate phases. The presence of europium silicate adsorbed on the surface of the metallic canister indicates the competitive effect of both components of the engineered barrier (bentonite and metallic canister) in HLRW immobilization. These results suggested that the canister could play a role in the HLRW immobilization even during its corrosion process. Elsevier http://hdl.handle.net/11441/64473 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.10.014
spellingShingle Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions
El Mrabet, Said
Metallic canister
Bentonite
Engineering barrier
Radionuclide waste
Actinide
Lanthanide
Rare earth elements
Silicates
Hydrothermal treatment
status_str acceptedVersion
title Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions
title_full Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions
title_fullStr Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions
title_full_unstemmed Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions
title_short Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions
title_sort Competitive effect of the metallic canister and clay barrier on the sorption of Eu3+ under subcritical conditions
topic Metallic canister
Bentonite
Engineering barrier
Radionuclide waste
Actinide
Lanthanide
Rare earth elements
Silicates
Hydrothermal treatment
topic_facet Metallic canister
Bentonite
Engineering barrier
Radionuclide waste
Actinide
Lanthanide
Rare earth elements
Silicates
Hydrothermal treatment
url http://hdl.handle.net/11441/64473
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.10.014