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Magnetic composite of Fe3O4 and activated carbon as a adsorbent for separation of trace Sr(II) from radioactive wastewater

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Magnetic adsorbent of Fe3O4 and activated carbon (Fe3O4/AC) was prepared by chemical coprecipitation technique, and was characterized by SEM, TEM, BET, XRD, and VSM techniques in details. The adsorption results of Sr(II) on Fe3O4/AC revealed that Sr(II) adsorption on Fe3O4/AC surface was an spontaneous and endothermic process, and can be well described by the pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption of Sr(II) on Fe3O4/AC increased with increasing pH, and decreased with increasing ionic strength. Fe3O4/AC can be easily separated from aqueous solution with an external magnetic field after application.

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The authors thank China University of Geoscience (Wuhan) and Henan Polytechnic University for all of the support provided.

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  1. School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Yanqiu Lu, Jitao Yu & Shenggao Cheng

  2. School of Biologyical Science and Technology, Hubei Institute for Nationalities, Enshi, 445000, People’s Republic of China

    Yanqiu Lu

  3. School of Surveying and Land Information Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, People’s Republic of China

    Jitao Yu

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Lu, Y., Yu, J. & Cheng, S. Magnetic composite of Fe3O4 and activated carbon as a adsorbent for separation of trace Sr(II) from radioactive wastewater. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 303, 2371–2377 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3673-1

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