Sorption of nickel and cobalt ions onto cobalt and nickel ferrites
2011
Martin Cabañas, B. | Leclercq, S. | Barboux, P. | Fédoroff, M. | Lefèvre, G.
The corrosion of the metal parts in the primary circuit of pressurized water reactors leads to the release of colloidal particles (NiFe₂O₄, CoFe₂O₄, NiO, Ni…) and ionic species (Co, Ni, Cr…). Particles can interact with ionic species in the primary medium, contributing to their transport and to their deposition onto surfaces outside the neutron flux generating radioactive contamination. Sorption and zetametry experiments at 25°C were performed on the Ni²⁺/CoFe₂O₄ and Co²⁺/NiFe₂O₄ systems in order to determine the behaviour of corrosion products in the fluid of the primary circuit. Sorption appears as surface complexation starting from pH 6 and is followed by precipitation of hydroxide above pH 7.5. Complexation and solubility constants were obtained from the modelling of sorption curves. The two oxide systems present a very similar sorption behaviour, but some differences, due to their different isoelectric points, could be observed on zetametric measurements.
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