Open AccessAdsorption Behavior of Beryllium(II) on Copper-oxide Nanoparticles Dispersed in Water: A Model for 7Be Colloid Formation in the Cooling Water for Electromagnets at High-energy Accelerator Facilities
Author(s) -
Kotaro Bessho,
Naoki Kanaya,
Saki Shimada,
Shoichi Katsuta,
Hideaki Monjushiro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
analytical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1348-2246
pISSN - 0910-6340
DOI - 10.2116/analsci.30.1069
Subject(s) - chemistry , adsorption , nanoparticle , colloid , aqueous solution , beryllium , proton , inorganic chemistry , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , nuclear physics , physics , engineering
The adsorption behavior of Be(II) on CuO nanoparticles dispersed in water was studied as a model for colloid formation of radioactive (7)Be nuclides in the cooling water used for electromagnets at high-energy proton accelerator facilities. An aqueous Be(II) solution and commercially available CuO nanoparticles were mixed, and the adsorption of Be(II) on CuO was quantitatively examined. From a detailed analysis of the adsorption data measured as a function of the pH, it was confirmed that Be(II) is adsorbed on the CuO nanoparticles by complex formation with the hydroxyl groups on the CuO surface (>S-OH) according to the following equation: n > S-OH + Be(2+) ⇔ (>S-O)n Be((2-n)+) + nH(+) (n = 2, 3) S : solid surface. The surface-complexation constants corresponding to the above equilibrium, β(s,2) and β(s,3), were determined for four types of CuO nanoparticles. The β(s,2) value was almost independent of the type of nanoparticle, whereas the β(s,3) values varied with the particle size. These complexation constants successfully explain (7)Be colloid formation in the cooling water used for electromagnets at the 12-GeV proton accelerator facility.