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Efficient adsorption of U(VI) using in low-level radioactive wastewater containing organic matter by amino groups modified polyacrylonitrile fibers

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A kind of amino groups modified polyacrylonitrile fibers (PAN-A) was prepared to extract uranium from organic-containing low-level radioactive wastewater (OC-LLRW). SEM/EDS and FTIR characterization conformed that amino group was triumphant grafed on polyacrylonitrile fibers (PAN) surface. Its adsorption capacity was 492.1 mg g−1 (pH 6.0) and can endure at least five adsorption/desorption cycles under condition of 0.1 mol L−1 HCl solution. This PAN-A can work efficiently in the organic containing waste water (urea, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol), while the polyvinylalcohol (PVA) exhibited an apparently suppressive effect. This phenomenon was mainly with respect to the sticky nature of PVA.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41877323, 21806133, 41702037 and 42061134018).

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  1. National Co-Innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Xue Xia, Xiaoqin Nie, Ning Pan, Chang Liu, Congcong Ding, Junling Wang, Wencai Cheng & Yujing Zhang

  2. Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Faqin Dong, Xiaoqin Nie, Ning Pan, Congcong Ding & Wencai Cheng

  3. State Key Laboratory for Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Xue Xia & Huichao He

  4. School of National Defence Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Xiaoqin Nie, Ning Pan, Congcong Ding, Junling Wang, Wencai Cheng & Yujing Zhang

  5. Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle of Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Faqin Dong, Chang Liu & Shiyong Sun

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Xia, X., Dong, F., Nie, X. et al. Efficient adsorption of U(VI) using in low-level radioactive wastewater containing organic matter by amino groups modified polyacrylonitrile fibers. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 921–936 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08146-4

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