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Effect of Ionic Charge on Effective Diffusion Coefficient in Compacted Sodium Bentonite

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

H. Sato*
Affiliation:
Japan Nuclear Cycle Developement Institute, 4-33 Muramatsu, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki-ken 319-1194, JAPAN, [email protected]
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Abstract

Effective diffusion coefficients(De) in bentonite were measured as a function of ionic charge to evaluate the degree of surface diffusion and anion exclusion. The De measurements for Ni2+, Sm3+ and Se32− were carried out for 1.8Mg•m−3 by through-diffusion method. Sodium bentonite, Kunigel-V1® was used. The order of obtained De values was Sm3+>Ni2+>SeO32−. These De values were compared with those reported to date. Consequently, the order of De values was Cs+>Sm3+>HTO>Ni2+>anions(I, Cl, CO32−, SeO32−, TcO4, NpO2CO3, UO2(CO3)34−), showing a tendency of cations>HTO>anions. The reason that the De of Ni2+ was lower than that of HTO may be because the free water diffusion coefficient(Do) of Ni2+ is about 1/3 of that of HTO. The formation factors(FF) were in the order, Sm3+>Cs+>Ni2+>HTO>anions, indicating a possibility of surface diffusion in cations and of anion exclusion in anions. In this case, the FF of Sm3+ was approximately 5 times greater than that of HTO. However, since the Do of Sm3+ is about 1/3 of that of HTO, the De of Sm3+ may have been a little higher than that of HTO. Based on this, it is presumed that surface diffusive effect on De in bentonite is insignificant.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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