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Uranium sorption characteristics onto synthesized pyrite

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Adsorption is one of important factors associated with ore-forming process of uranium. In present paper, pyrite crystals were prepared with a hydrothermal method. Uranium adsorption was investigated with a batch method. At pH 6, the maximum sorption capacity is found to be 42.57 mg g−1. The sorption kinetics has been successfully modeled by pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Langmuir adsorption fits well with the experimental data. Results show that U(VI) is chemically concentrated onto pyrite to form uranium mineral, and sorbed U(VI) can be partially reduced to U(V). The study provides basic data for revealing the ore-forming mechanism of uranium in the presence pyrite.

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The authors are grateful for the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 21361001)and Jiangxi Educational Committee Foundation (GJJ13471). Radiation Facilities support was provided by the foundation of state key laboratory breeding base of nuclear resources and environment (Z201402) and Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory of East China Institute of Technology (2011RGET012). The authors would also like to thank Profs. Fengjun Nie and Jianhua Wu for their skilled technical assistance.

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    Mingbiao Luo, Shujuan Liu, Jianqiang Li, Feng Luo, Hailu Lin & Peipei Yao

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Luo, M., Liu, S., Li, J. et al. Uranium sorption characteristics onto synthesized pyrite. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 307, 305–312 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4269-0

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