Open AccessStudies on the Adsorption Behaviour of Lutetium on Sand
Author(s) -
Muhammad Rauf,
Mazhar Iqbal,
I. Ellahi
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
adsorption science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2048-4038
pISSN - 0263-6174
DOI - 10.1177/026361749601300206
Subject(s) - lutetium , adsorption , freundlich equation , chemistry , ion , metal ions in aqueous solution , sorption isotherm , metal , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , yttrium , oxide
The adsorption behaviour of lutetium on sand samples was investigated and the conditions for maximum adsorption optimized. The effects of foreign ions, both cations and anions, were also investigated. The distribution coefficient value, K D , was compared to those for other metal ions adsorbed under similar conditions. The adsorption data seem to provide a good fit to the Freundlich isotherm and to the Dubinin–Radushkevich (D–R) equation.