The migration of Co through a saturated sand layer was investigated by a column method. Cobalt breakthrough curves and adsorbed Co concentration profiles in the sand layer were measured. The results showed that, under weakly-alkaline conditions, Co adsorption by sand resulted from the reaction between hydrolyzed Co and sand (irreversible adsorption), as well as from the ion exchange between ionic Co and exchangeable cations such as Ca and Mg on the surface of sand (reversible adsorption). Under acidic conditions, the Co adsorption simply resulted from the ion exchange. These two mechanisms were evaluated with equilibrium ion-exchange reactions between Co, Ca and Mg, and a first-order irreversible reaction with respect to the Co concentration. The selectivity coefficient, which is the reversible ion-exchange parameter, and the first-order rate constant, which is the irreversible adsorption parameter, were constant independent of coexisting Ca concentration and the length of sand column when solution pH was unchanged.
抄録全体を表示