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Batch experiments have been performed to study the sorption and transport properties of Cs+, Sr2+ and Eu3+ on different clay minerals already established to be predominantly kaolinite and montmorillonite. The uptake of these radionuclides increases in the order Cs<Sr<Eu. This trend agrees perfectly with the overall sequence in ion-exchange equilibria.
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Adeleye, S.A., Clay, P.G. & Oladipo, M.O.A. Sorption of caesium, strontium and europium ions on clay minerals. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 29, 954–958 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00351416
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