o:357 Application of copper mining waste in radionuclide and heavy metal immobilization en Copper slag flotation tailings (CSFT), as the end waste from copper mining, are evaluated for radionuclide and heavy metal immobilization. Characterization of CSFT based on grain size and mineral composition, surface functional groups, pH and electrical conductivity in aqueous media, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), determination of characteristic temperatures in sample melting process, leachability, and toxicity tests is conducted. The screening sorption of Mn(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and Pb(II) inactive isotopes from single-component solutions is performed. The Cd(II) ions show better sorption potential than other ions, with a sorption capacity of 0.08 mmol g−1 at the highest initial concentration. Sorption decreases in the sequence Cd(II) > Pb(II) > Zn(II) > Mn(II) > Ni(II) > Co(II) at all initial concentrations. Although CSFT shows lower sorption capability than synthetic sorbents based on fayalite and magnetite, its inexpensiveness and substantial accessible amount represent great advantages in wider utilization. 1552099 10.1002/clen.202000419 91552100 65496329 2022-05-31T11:26:36.757Z 44 yes 46 Slavko Dimović Univerzitet u Beogradu, Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča ; University of Belgrade, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences Radmila Marković Institut za rudarstvo i metalurgiju Bor ; Mining and metallurgy Institute Bor person Aleksandar Savić Univerzitet u Beogradu, Građevinski fakultet ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Civil Engineering person Dimitrije Zakić Univerzitet u Beogradu, Građevinski fakultet ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Civil Engineering person Marija Šljivić Ivanović Univerzitet u Beogradu, Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča ; University of Belgrade, Vinca Institute of Nuclear Sciences person Zoran Štirbanović Univerzitet u Beogradu, Tehnički fakultet u Boru ; University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor person Vojka Gardić Institut za rudarstvo i metalurgiju Bor ; Mining and metallurgy Institute Bor person application/pdf 1210292 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:357 no yes 18 70 92000001 71A03 Clean - Soil, Air, Water https://www.wiley-vch.de/en/shop/journals/130 Wiley-VCH GmbH 2021