Consideration on modeling of Nb sorption onto clay minerals

粘土鉱物へのニオブの収着のモデル化に関する考察

山口 徹治 ; 大平 早希  ; 邉見 光 ; Barr, L.; 島田 亜佐子 ; 前田 敏克; 飯田 芳久 

Yamaguchi, Tetsuji; Ohira, Saki; Hemmi, Ko; Barr, L.; Shimada, Asako; Maeda, Toshikatsu; Iida, Yoshihisa

Sorption distribution coefficient (Kd) of niobium-94 on minerals are an important parameter in safety assessment of intermediate-depth disposal of waste from core internals etc. The Kd of Nb on clay minerals in Ca(ClO) solutions were, however, not successfully modeled in a previous study. The high distribution coefficients of Nb on illite in Ca(ClO) solutions were successfully reproduced by taking Ca-Nb-OH surface species into account. Solubility of Nb was studied in Ca(ClO) solutions and the results were reproduced by taking an aqueous Ca-Nb-OH complex species, CaNb(OH), into account in addition to previously reported Nb(OH) and Nb(OH). Based on this aqueous speciation model, the Ca-Nb-OH surface species responsible for the sorption of Nb on illite in Ca(ClO) solutions was presumed to be X_OCaNb(OH). Although uncertainties exist in the speciation of aqueous Ca-Nb-OH species, the result of this study proposed a possible mechanism for high distribution coefficient of Nb on illite in Ca(ClO) solutions. The mechanism includes Ca-Nb-OH complex formation in aqueous, solid and surface phases.