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Phosphonate modified MoS2 composite material for effective adsorption of uranium(VI) in aqueous solution

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In this work, a composite of phosphonate-functionalized MoS2 supported on carbon cloth, MoS2-IP6 NRA/CC, was prepared by the hydrothermal method to effectively remove U(VI). Results showed that the saturated adsorption capacity of MoS2-IP6 NRA/CC for uranium was 183.3 mg g−1. The adsorption process was in good agreement with Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order kinetics model. Besides, MoS2-IP6 NRA/CC showed good adsorption on uranyl ions under acidic conditions, and the material was recyclable, indicating that the material can be used as a potential radioactive nuclear processing material.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21671160, 21601147, 21906133); the National Key Research and Development Project (2016YFC1402502); the Project of State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology (18zxhk04); the Long Shan Talent Project (17LZX306, 17LZXT04) and the Doctoral Foundation Project of Southwest University of Science and Technology (Grant No. 18zx7148).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, School of National Defence Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, China

    Ying Kou, Ling Zhang, Bo Liu, Lin Zhu & Tao Duan

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

    Ying Kou, Ling Zhang, Bo Liu, Lin Zhu & Tao Duan

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

    Ying Kou, Ling Zhang, Bo Liu & Tao Duan

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Kou, Y., Zhang, L., Liu, B. et al. Phosphonate modified MoS2 composite material for effective adsorption of uranium(VI) in aqueous solution. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 323, 641–649 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06970-3

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