Modeling of Sorption Characteristics of Backfill Materials

Abstract

Sorption data analysis was carried out using the Freundlich, Langmuir, and Modified Freundlich isotherms for the uptake of sodium and potassium in an initial concentration range of 10-100 mg/L on backfill materials, viz., bentonite, vermiculite, and soil samples. The soil samples were collected from a shallow land disposal facility at Kalpakkam. The Freundlich isotherm equation is validated as a preferred general mathematical tool for representing the sorption of K + by all the selected backfill materials. The Modified Freundlich isotherm equation is validated as a preferred mathematical tool for representing the sorption of Na + by the soil samples. Since a negative sorption was observed for the uptake of Na + by commercial clay minerals (vermiculite and bentonite clay in the laboratory experiments), sorption analysis could not be carried out using the above-mentioned isotherm equations. Hill plots of the sorption data suggest that in the region of low saturation (10-40 mg/L), sorption of K + by vermiculite is impeded by interaction among sorption sites whereas sorption by soil and bentonite clay is enhanced by interaction among sorption sites. In the region of higher saturation (60-100 mg/L), sorption of K + by all three backfill materials is enhanced by interaction among sorption sites. The Hill plot of the sorption data for Na + by soil suggests that irrespective of Na + concentration, sorption of Na + at one exchange site enhances sorption at other exchange sites.

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