A database is being developed by the NWMO that will be capable of predicting
sorption for key elements of interest onto crystalline and sedimentary rocks in the highly
saline groundwaters and porewaters at DGR depths in Ontario, Canada. Pd(II), Np(IV), and
Np(V) have all been identified as elements of interest by the NWMO. Sorption experiments
of Pd(II) were conducted on illite, bentonite, and shale to investigate the effects that ionic
strength (I), and pH have on sorption. Na-Ca-Cl solutions ranging from 0.01 – 6.0 M I with
pH values between 3 and 9 were considered under aerobic conditions at 25°C for sorption
testing conditions. Sorption data for Pd(II), Np(IV), and Np(V) was used with 2SPNE SC
and 2SPNE SC/CE models developed in PHREEQC to model sorption onto illite and
montmorillonite at different values of I and pH. These models were also used to test
proposed reaction constants from various sources in the existing literature, and to establish
and propose optimized surface complexation constants of our own. Optimized reaction
constants were compared with the LFER to determine its validity across all test conditions.
The LFER was found to not adequately describe sorption of Pd(II), Np(IV), or Np(V) on
either illite or montmorillonite. The JAEA TDB, R04, and R07 THEREDA were all tested
along with the Davies, Debye-Hückel, SIT, and Pitzer computational methods in order to
determine their overall accuracy. The JAEA TDB using the SIT computational method was
found to not be capable of modelling Np(IV) onto illite or montmorillonite in 4.0 M I. / Thesis / Master of Applied Science (MASc)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:mcmaster.ca/oai:macsphere.mcmaster.ca:11375/22152 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Goguen, Jared |
| Contributors | Nagasaki, Shinya, Engineering Physics |
| Source Sets | McMaster University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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