Metakaolin-based geopolymers are very promising materials for improving the safety of low and intermediate level radioactive waste disposal, with respect to ordinary Portland cement, due to their excellent immobilization performance for Cs and superior chemical stability. However, their application is limited by the fact that the leaching behavior of Cs is susceptible to the presence of other ions in the environment. Here, we propose a way to modify a geopolymer using perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane (PDFS), successfully reducing the leaching rate of Cs in the presence of multiple competitive cations due to blocking the diffusion of water. The leachability index of the modified samples in deionized water and highly concentrated saline water reached 11.0 and 8.0, respectively. The reaction mechanism between PDFS and geopolymers was systematically investigated by characterizing the microstructure and chemical bonding of the material. This work provides a facile and successful approach to improve the immobilization of Cs ions by geopolymers in real complex environments, and it could be extended to further improve the reliability of geopolymers used in a range of applications.
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