ADSORPTION OF RADIOCOBALT ON LEAD DIOXIDE FROM AQUEOUS-SOLUTION

Adsorption of cobalt on lead dioxide from aqueous solutions has been studied in relation to shaking time, amount of adsorbent, pH, and concentration of the adsorbate. The data fitted very well Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms and their corresponding constants were calculated. In another set of experiments the influence of different anions and cations on the adsorption of cobalt under the optimum experimental conditions have been determined. EDTA, tartrate, citrate, thiocyanate, oxalate, U(VI), Al(III), Fe(III), Cr(III), and Th(IV), drastically reduced adsorption of cobalt. Therefore these anions and cations should be removed before adsorption of cobalt on lead dioxide. Adsorption of other metal ions on the oxide were measured under identical conditions. The K(D) values indicate that cobalt can be separated successfully from Hg(II), Ag(I), Ta(V), In(III) and Tc(VII).