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A high efficient sorption of U(VI) from aqueous solution using amino-functionalized SBA-15

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Uranium is one of the most hazardous heavy metal due to its long half-life radioactivity, high toxicity and mobility as aqueous uranyl ion (UO2 2+) under ordinary environmental conditions. Herein, amino functionalized SBA-15 (APSS) was developed as a rapid and efficient sorbent for removal of U(VI) from the environment. The APSS sample was synthesized by grafting method and was characterized by SEM, NMR, SAXS, and N2 sorption/desorption isothermal experiments. The sorption of U(VI) by APSS was investigated under different conditions of pH, contact time, initial U(VI) concentration, ionic strength and solid–liquid ratio. The results show that the sorption of U(VI) by APSS is strongly dependent on pH but independent of ionic strength and solid–liquid ratios (m/V). The sorption is ultrafast with an equilibrium time of less than 30 min, and the sorption capacity is as large as 409 mg/g at pH 5.3 ± 0.1. Besides, the U(VI) sorption by APSS from extremely diluted solution and the desorption of U(VI) from APSS were also studied. It is found that 100 mg of APSS can almost completely remove the U(VI) ions from 4 L aqueous solution with the U(VI) concentration as low as 4.2 ppb and the sorbed U(VI) can be completely desorbed by 0.1 mol/L nitric acid. The results strongly reveal the high performance of the APSS material in the removal and preconcentration of U(VI) from the aqueous solution.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the staff of Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility (BSRF) and Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) for the assistance during the SAXS measurement. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 91026007) and the “Strategic Priority Research program” of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDA03010401 and No. XDA03010403).

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, China

    Yalan Liu & Yali Yuan

  2. Key Laboratory of Nuclear Analytical Techniques, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Liyong Yuan, Jianhui Lan, Zijie Li, Yixiao Feng, Zhifang Chai & Weiqun Shi

  3. Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Liyong Yuan, Yali Yuan, Jianhui Lan, Zijie Li, Yixiao Feng, Yuliang Zhao & Weiqun Shi

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Liu, Y., Yuan, L., Yuan, Y. et al. A high efficient sorption of U(VI) from aqueous solution using amino-functionalized SBA-15. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 292, 803–810 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-011-1515-y

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