Author(s): E. Hallaba, A. AI-Suhybani, S. AI-Khowaiter and A. EI-Sadik
Article publication date: 1984-03-01
Vol. 2 No. 1 (yearly), pp. 73-80.
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Keywords
radioiodine, natural clay, silver nitrate
Abstract
An improved method of decontaminating radioiodine wastes with natural phosphate clay treated with silver nitrate is described. An uptake efficiency of 8 meq/100 g clay within 10 min reaction time is attained. The study revealed that 10 g of natural phosphate clay treated with I % silver nitrate solution gives an optimum uptake. The uptake of iodide by silver treated phosphate clay is a rapid irreversible process.