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    Influence of (Calcium−)Uranyl−Carbonate Complexation on U(VI) Sorption on Ca- and Na-Bentonites
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    Center for Radiation Protection and Radioecology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhäuser Strasse 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany, and Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, Stilleweg 2, 30655 Hannover, Germany
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    The influence of uranyl−carbonate and calcium−uranyl−carbonate complexations on the kinetics of U(VI) (∼3.4 × 10−3 mol L−1) sorption from NaNO3 and Ca(NO3)2 solutions on Na− and Ca−bentonites at circumneutral ambient conditions was investigated. Complexation of U(VI) in Ca2UO2(CO3)3(aq) aqueous species, dominating the U(VI) speciation in Ca(NO3)2 solution, reduces its adsorption on bentonite by a factor of 2−3 in comparison with that in (UO2)2CO3(OH)3− species, dominating in NaNO3 solution, within the studied period of time (21 days). As a result of the dissolution of accessory calcite, Ca2UO2(CO3)3(aq) can be formed in the initially Ca-free solution in contact with either Na− or Ca−bentonite. U(VI) adsorption on Na−bentonite is a factor of ∼2 higher than that on Ca−bentonite for solutions with the Ca2UO2(CO3)3(aq) complex dominating aqueous U(VI) speciation. This favors use of Na−bentonite over that of Ca−bentonite in final disposal of radioactive waste. Furthermore, the observed strong correlation between U(VI) adsorption and Mg release as a result of montmorillonite dissolution indicates in agreement with previous findings that under the applied conditions U(VI) is adsorbed on the edge surface of montmorillonite, which is a major mineral phase of the studied clays.

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