title: Cesium leaching from gamma-irradiated CsA and CsX zeolites.
abstract: The present study discusses the effect of gamma-irradiation on Cs+-exchanged X and A zeolites. The incorporation of Cs+ ions into A and X zeolites was performed using three different cesium salts (chloride, nitrate or acetate). Cs+ ions immobilized into the vitrified zeolites by thermal treatment are located in different sites of the zeolite networks. It is found that gamma-irradiation favors cesium retention depending on the cesium precursor salt used in the cationic exchange step.
authors.affiliation: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, A. P. 55-532, Av. San Rafael Atlixco No. 186 Col. Vicentina, 09340 México, D.F., Mexico. lima@xanum.uam.mx
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Ilich A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Ibarra
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lara
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bulbulian
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000032:analysis; D002586:Cesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D005720:Gamma Rays; D005898:Glass; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007474:Ion Exchange; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009501:Neutron Activation Analysis; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction; D017641:Zeolites / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D017641:Zeolites; D002586:Cesium; D000535:Aluminum