UPTAKE STUDIES OF SOME FISSION-PRODUCTS USING CERAMIC MATERIALS

?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.