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Published on: September 20, 2017
Efficient extraction of uranium from aqueous solution using an amino-functionalized magnetic titanate nanotubes
Jiahui Zhu1, Qi Liu1, Zhanshuang Li1
1Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
Abstract:
In this paper, titanate nanotubes/cobalt ferrite/tetraethylenepentamine (TNTs/CoFe2O4/TEPA) adsorbents were prepared for the adsorption of uranium (VI) from the solution. Its morphology was observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and exhibited the uniform well tubular structure. TNTs/CoFe2O4/TEPA composites were easily separated from solution by an external magnetic field. The removal of uranium (VI) from aqueous solution (ppm level) and simulated seawater (ppb level) were investigated by the TNTs/CoFe2O4/TEPA composites. Batch adsorption experiments were conducted to determine the effect of varying pH, contact time, and reaction temperature. The best fit for uranium (VI) adsorption was obtained with the Langmuir model, and the highest adsorption of TNTs/CoFe2O4/TEPA composites reached 509.89 mg-U/g-adsorbent at pH 6. From an investigation of the adsorption by XRD, FTIR and XPS, it is suggested that the surface complexation and cation exchange were the main adsorption mechanism. In addition, TNTs/CoFe2O4/TEPA composites maintained good adsorption properties after five sorption-desorption cycles. Therefore, we conclude that the adsorbents are promising materials for the removal of uranium (VI) from aqueous solutions.
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