Exploring the potential use of silver-exchanged zeolites for adsorption of radon traces in low background experiments
- NázevTitle
- Exploring the potential use of silver-exchanged zeolites for adsorption of radon traces in low background experimentsExploring the potential use of silver-exchanged zeolites for adsorption of radon traces in low background experiments
- Druh výsledkuResult type
- Článek v časopiseJournal article
- AutořiAuthors
- O. Veselska, O. Llido, M.-C. Piro, S. Vaidya
- Klíčová slovaKeywords
- silver-exchanged zeolites, radon adsorption
- DOIDOI
- 10.1093/ptep/ptad160
- Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
- Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics 2024(2), 023C01 (2024) · ISSN 2050-3911
- RokYear
- 2024
- JazykLanguage
- eng
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- ProjektProject
- Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane - účast ČRLaboratoire Souterrain de Modane – participation of the Czech Republic; Adsorpce radonu v porézních materiálechRadon adsorption in porous materials
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AbstraktAbstract
Radon is an important source of radioactive background in experiments searching for rare decays and in the field of low-energy particle physics. Here, we report the first temperature-dependent study of radon adsorption on silver-exchanged zeolites from several commercial producers. Among the three tested zeolites, Ag-ETS-10 showed the best result. Hence, it was chosen for the further study of internal radioactivity and radon emanation, which are important characteristics of materials used in low-activity experiments. The important role of silver in radon adsorption is demonstrated by comparison of the silver-exchanged zeolites with their unexchanged counterparts. Furthermore, the temperature-dependent measurements showed that the enhancement of the radon adsorption upon the introduction of silver in zeolite occurs due to the increase of the heat of adsorption. This opens a new perspective for the search for highly efficient radon adsorbents.
Radon is an important source of radioactive background in experiments searching for rare decays and in the field of low-energy particle physics. Here, we report the first temperature-dependent study of radon adsorption on silver-exchanged zeolites from several commercial producers. Among the three tested zeolites, Ag-ETS-10 showed the best result. Hence, it was chosen for the further study of internal radioactivity and radon emanation, which are important characteristics of materials used in low-activity experiments. The important role of silver in radon adsorption is demonstrated by comparison of the silver-exchanged zeolites with their unexchanged counterparts. Furthermore, the temperature-dependent measurements showed that the enhancement of the radon adsorption upon the introduction of silver in zeolite occurs due to the increase of the heat of adsorption. This opens a new perspective for the search for highly efficient radon adsorbents.