The leaching of montmorillonite in aqueous solutions at different pH.
The evaluation of Ce(III) uptake on montmorillonite using different isotherm and ion exchange models.
Formation of Ce(IV) complexes on montmorillonite with very strong binding is proved and quantitatively determined.
The different mechanisms of Ce(III) and Ce(IV) fixation on montmorillonite give significantly different quantitative cerium uptake.