Behavior of Cesium in Dam Reservior-Investigation Based on Sediment Columns

Abstract

To generate information for better understanding of the behavior of cesium in relatively closed water bodies, experiments using four columns consisted of the sediment phase and the overlying water phase, together with batch sorption experiments were conducted, and the kinetics and the binding potential of cesium by sediment were investigated. Through model analysis with both the first order and the pseudo-second order reaction models, the kinetic parameters of cesium within the four columns were determined. In addition, by analyzing batch equilibrium data with both Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm models, associated sorption parameters were also generated. Comparisons of the models’ suitability for description of both kinetics and binding capacity of cesium were thus made, and the effects of pH and EC on the binding capacity were also studied.

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J. Li, A. Samsey, W. Li, T. Kawaguchi, Y. Wei, R. Desmiarti and F. Li, "Behavior of Cesium in Dam Reservior-Investigation Based on Sediment Columns," Journal of Water Resource and Protection, Vol. 5 No. 2, 2013, pp. 124-132. doi: 10.4236/jwarp.2013.52014.

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