Abstract:
The kinetic property of reduction-immobilization of rhenium by iron nanoparticles, which may be a functional reagent for the treatment of technetium-containing waste, was investigated under different Re concentration, different temperature, and different pH by using iron nanoparticles freshly prepared by liquid phase reduction method. The involved overall reaction might be written as 2ReO
4-+2Fe
0+2H→2ReO
2+Fe
2O
3+H
2O, conforming to pseudo first-order kinetics. The reaction process obeys Arrhenius formula with the apparent activation energy of 5.13 kJ/mol. The treatment of Re with iron nanopartilces will be most effective under neutral, slightly acidic, or slightly alkaline reaction medium.