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?he uptake of Eu(III) and Zr(IV) was studied on ceramic materials of T
iO2, SiO2 and Al2O3, prepared by the hydrolysis process. ?he uptake be
havior of Eu(III) and Zr(IV) was investigated under different experime
ntal conditions such as contact time, pH-value in the presence and in
absence of complexing agent. X-ray fluorescence, powder morphology, sp
ecific surface area, X-ray diffraction analysis in addition to the DTA
and TG were applied on the tested ceramic samples. ?he present study
showed that the ceramic materials, prepared by an advanced technique a
re not only efficient for uptake of Eu(III) and Zr(TV), but also permi
tted the separation of these radioisotopes.