Sorption is one of the most studied methods to reduce the volume of radioactive waste streams. The coconut fibers have been used as an inexpensive alternative adsorbent to removal of several heavy metals from liquid wastes. The aim of this work is to evaluate the potential of coconut fiber, raw and chemically modified form, to remove 133 Cs and 241 Am from aqueous solutions. The studies were performed at batch conditions and the following parameters were analyzed: contact time, pH and concentration of ions in aqueous solution and the particle size. The Langmuir and Freundlich models were studied to describe the isotherms and the kinetic process was studied using the pseudo-first and pseudo-second orders. For 241 Am and 133 Cs, the Freundlich isotherm described better the adsorption process. For 241 Am, the best removal condition was achieved at 30 minutes with both biomasses. For 133 Cs the best condition was achieved from at 40 minutes with modified biomass. Removal kinetics for both ions was fitted by pseudo-second order model. The results indicate that coconut fiber can be used as an alternative sorbent in the treatment of liquid radioactive wastes containing these radionuclides.
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