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Geological, Mineralogical and Comparative Study of Biosorption for Uranium and Thorium Using Different Types of Algae at Wadi Dara Area, Northern Eastern Desert, Egypt.

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Chemistry, Chemical engineering
Mining

Abstract

Wadi (W.) Dara granitic rocks are characterized by presence of uranium occurrence in addition to the presence of another radioactive occurrence along trachytic dyke intruded along fault trend. The mineralogical investigation of radioactive samples clarify the presence of mainly zircon minerals associated with uranium, thorium and with minor amount of rare earth elements ;as well as , ferrocolumbite containing patches of the unidentified rich rare earth silicate mineral. Uranium, thorium, Niobium and Titanium elements are completely adsorbed by the three algae (Cystoseira osmundacea, Palmaria elegans and Chondrus Crispus); while zirconium element is only adsorbed by Cystoseira osmundacea and Palmaria elegans.
Sorption capacity of three different algae (Cystoseira osmundacea, Palmaria elegans and Chondrus Crispus were evaluated in the biosorption of uranium and thorium from wadi  dara; in trachyte rock thorium was completely absorbed by Cystoseira osmundacea, Palmaria elegans while in granite rock Cystoseira osmundacea and Chondrus Crispus have the capability to absorb Th completely, in otherwise uranium was absorbed from the granite rock  by Cystoseira osmundacea in a % 91 than the U in trachyte rock by Palmaria elegans in percent 90%.

DOI

10.21608/tims.2022.208823

Keywords

Cystoseira osmundacea, Palmaria elegans, Chondrus Crispus, geology, Uranium, Thorium, Wadi Dara

Authors

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Last Name

Gad

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo, Egypt.

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First Name

Anton

Last Name

Waheeb

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G

Affiliation

Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo, Egypt.

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anton_oon@yahoo.com

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5058-2908

Volume

110

Article Issue

1

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29398

Issue Date

2022-01-01

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2021-12-11

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2022-01-01

Page Start

25

Page End

41

Print ISSN

1110-2519

Online ISSN

2805-2625

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https://tims.journals.ekb.eg/article_208823.html

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208,823

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Original research papers

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2,069

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The Bulletin Tabbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies (TIMS)

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https://tims.journals.ekb.eg/

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Geological, Mineralogical and Comparative Study of Biosorption for Uranium and Thorium Using Different Types of Algae at Wadi Dara Area, Northern Eastern Desert, Egypt.

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Created At

23 Jan 2023