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Adsorption of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution using magnetic carboxymethyl chitosan nano-particles functionalized with ethylenediamine

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The magnetic carboxymethyl chitosan nano-particles functionalized with ethylenediamine (EDA-MCCS) was synthesized for U(VI) adsorption. The EDA-MCCS showed high affinity and fast kinetic for U(VI) adsorption. The adsorption kinetic could be interpreted by the pseudo-second-order equation. The adsorption isotherm fitted well with the Langmuir equation, with the maximum sorption capacity of 175.4 mg g−1 at 25 °C and pH 4.5. Thermodynamic parameters indicated the exothermic and spontaneous nature of U(VI) adsorption. The EDA-MCCS could be successfully regenerated using 0.20 M EDTA–0.10 M HNO3 as the eluent.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Fund Program (21366001; 21166001; 11375043), the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Projects (2015DFR61020), and the National Undergraduate Training Program for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (201410405008).

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  1. State Key Laboratory for Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, 418 Guanglan Road, Nanchang, 330013, People’s Republic of China

    Limin Zhou, Hongbin Zou, Yu Wang, Zhiwei Huang, Yun Wang, Taian Luo & Zhirong Liu

  2. School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2035, Australia

    Adesoji A. Adesina

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Zhou, L., Zou, H., Wang, Y. et al. Adsorption of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution using magnetic carboxymethyl chitosan nano-particles functionalized with ethylenediamine. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 308, 935–946 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4525-3

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