Emerging natural and tailored nanomaterials for radioactive waste treatment and environmental remediation : principles and methodologies /: principles and methodologies. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Changlun Chen.
• Editors: Chen, Changlun
• Contents: Front Cover; Emerging Natural and Tailored Nanomaterials for Radioactive Waste Treatment and Environmental Remediation: Principles and ...; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Radionuclides sorption on typical clay minerals: Modeling and spectroscopies; 1.1. Introduction; 1.1.1. Radionuclides (RNs) in the environment; 1.1.2. RNs sorption on clay minerals; 1.1.3. Aims of this chapter; 1.2. Clay mineral structure and characteristics; 1.2.1. Clay mineral structure; 1.2.2. Isomorphous substitution and structure charge; 1.2.3. Expandability of clay minerals 1.3. (Semi-)empirical sorption models of RNs1.4. Surface complexation models of RNs sorption on clay minerals; 1.4.1. Electric double layer at the mineral-water interface; 1.4.1.1. Constant capacitance model; 1.4.1.2. Diffuse-layer model; 1.4.1.3. Triple-layer model; 1.4.2. Applications of SCMs in RNs sorption on typical clays; 1.4.2.1. RNs sorption on kaolinite (1:1 clay mineral); 1.4.2.2. RNs sorption on illite (2:1 clay and nonexpansible); 1.4.2.3. RNs sorption on montmorillonite/smectite (2:1 clay and high-expansible); 1.5. Generalized adsorption model for cesium 1.6. Applications of spectroscopies in RNs sorption1.6.1. Time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy; 1.6.2. X-ray absorption fine structure; 1.6.3. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; 1.7. Conclusion and perspectives; References; Chapter 2: Interactions between radionuclides and the oxide-water interfaces in the environment; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Surface properties of oxides; 2.2.1. Bulk structures of several oxides; 2.2.2. Bulk-terminated oxide surfaces; 2.2.3. Hydroxylated oxide surface; 2.2.4. Metal (oxy)hydroxides; 2.2.5. Surface charges and zeta potentials 2.2.6. Dissolution of the oxides2.3. Sorption of RNs on oxide surface; 2.3.1. Adsorption; 2.3.1.1. Radionuclide adsorption on iron oxides; 2.3.1.2. Radionuclide adsorption on aluminum oxides; 2.3.1.3. Radionuclide adsorption on titanium oxides; 2.3.1.4. Radionuclide adsorption on silicon oxides; 2.3.2. Surface precipitation; 2.3.3. Incorporation; 2.3.4. Surface-induced redox reaction analysis; 2.3.5. Radionuclide sorption on exposed facets of oxides; 2.3.6. Radionuclide adsorption on oxide nanoparticles; 2.4. Conclusion and perspectives; References; Chapter 3: Microorganisms and radionuclides 3.1. Introduction3.2. Microorganisms in radionuclide-related environments; 3.2.1. Radiation environment; 3.2.2. Deep subsurface environment; 3.2.3. Radionuclide ore environment; 3.3. Radionuclide-microbe interactions; 3.3.1. Biosorption; 3.3.2. Bioaccumulation; 3.3.3. Biomineralization; 3.3.4. Bioreduction; 3.4. Methods for studying radionuclide-microbe interactions; 3.5. Factors affecting microbial remediation; 3.6. Microbially induced corrosion; 3.6.1. Radionuclide mineral corrosion; 3.6.2. Microbially induced concrete corrosion; References
• Publisher Details: London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 620.1150286; Nanostructured materials -- Environmental aspects; Radioactive waste disposal; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Reference; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780081027769; 0081027761
• Related ISBNs: 9780081027271
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 30, 2019).
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