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Surface magnetized MgAl-LDHs and MgAl-LDO with excellent adsorption capacity and convenient recovery for the removal of U(VI)

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An inorganic adsorbent with conveniently recovery performance is attractive in the treatment of uranium-containing wastewater. Herein magnetic Mg–Al layered double hydroxide composites (Mag-LDHs) and its calcination compound, Mag-LDHs (Mag-LDO), have been successfully prepared. Their physicochemical characteristic was analyzed with XRD, SEM, XPS, VSM, FT-IR, TGA, Zeta potential and N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms. The adsorption behavior of both adsorbents toward uranium were investigated. The solid–liquid separation could be conveniently achieved by external magnetic field. The maximum theoretical adsorption capacities toward U(VI) were 436.16 mg/g for Mag-LDHs and 317.71 mg/g for Mag-LDO. The adsorption capacity of Mag-LDHs and Mag-LDO retained 80.72% and 85.58% even undergoing five adsorption–desorption cycles. The study proposed Mag-LDHs and Mag-LDO as alternative uranium-specific adsorbents applicable in the acid wastewater (pH = 5.5).

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This work is financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China (20224BAB203030, 20212ACB213001), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22066001), and Jiangxi Province Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students (S202110405025).

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Tao, Q., Lin, S., Bai, T. et al. Surface magnetized MgAl-LDHs and MgAl-LDO with excellent adsorption capacity and convenient recovery for the removal of U(VI). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 325–335 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08740-0

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