APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, cilt.69, sa.3, ss.614-622, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)
This work presents an investigation on the bio-sorption of Tl-201 radionuclide used in nuclear medicine on olive pomace. The experimental parameters were chosen as temperature, the initial pH of the solution, stirring speed, bio-sorbent dose and nominal particle size of bio-sorbent. The initial pH of the solution was found to be the most effective parameter. Thermodynamic analysis gave negative values for Delta G and Delta H. The kinetics of the bin-sorption process fitted very well to the pseudo-second order rate model. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.