Browsing by Author "Aslani, Mahmoud A. A."

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Adsorption and Thermodynamic Behaviour of U(Vi) on the Tendurek Volcanic Tuff
(Springer, 2010) Yusan, Sabriye; Aslani, Mahmoud A. A.; Turkozu, D. Alkim; Aycan, Hasan A.; Aytas, Sule; Akyil, Sema
In this work, sorption of uranium ions on volcanic tuff collected from the deposits located at the Tendurek of Eastern Turkey was investigated in batch technique. The effect of different parameters such as pH of the medium, contact time, uranium concentration and temperature were investigated. The maximum removal of U(VI) was found to be 68% at pH 5.0, initial U(VI) concentration of 75 mg L(-1) and 30 degrees C. Thermodynamic parameters, such as enthalpy of adsorption Delta H degrees, free energy change Delta G degrees and entropy change Delta S degrees have been also calculated and interpreted. The suitability of the Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkhevic adsorption models to the equilibrium data was investigated for uranium-volcanic tuff system. The results suggest that volcanic tuff can be used as efficient and cost effective adsorbents for uranium ion removal.
Natural Radioactivity of Riverbank Sediments of the Maritza and Tundja Rivers in Turkey
(Taylor & Francis inc, 2012) Aytas, Sule; Yusan, Sabriye; Aslani, Mahmoud A. A.; Karali, Turgay; Turkozu, D. Alkim; Gok, Cem; Oguz, K. Firat
This article represents the first results of the natural radionuclides in the Maritza and Tundja river sediments, in the vicinity of Edirne city, Turkey. The aim of the article is to describe the natural radioactivity concentrations as a baseline for further studies and to obtain the distribution patterns of radioactivity in trans-boundary river sediments of the Maritza and Tundja, which are shared by Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece. Sediment samples were collected during the period of August 2007-April 2010. The riverbank sediment samples were analyzed firstly for their pH, organic matter content and soil texture. The gross alpha/beta and U-238, Th-232 and K-40 activity concentrations were then investigated in the collected sediment samples. The mean and standard error of mean values of gross alpha and gross beta activity concentrations were found as 91 +/- 11, 410 +/- 69 Bq/kg and 86 +/- 11, 583 +/- 109 Bq/kg for the Maritza and Tundja river sediments, respectively. Moreover, the mean and standard error of mean values of U-238, Th-232 and K-40 activity concentrations were determined as 219 +/- 68, 128 +/- 55, 298 +/- 13 and as 186 +/- 98, 121 +/- 68, 222 +/- 30 Bq/kg for the Maritza and Tundja River, respectively. Absorbed dose rates (D) and annual effective dose equivalents have been calculated for each sampling point. The average value of adsorbed dose rate and effective dose equivalent were found as 191 and 169 nGy/h; 2 and 2 mSv/y for the Maritza and the Tundja river sediments, respectively.