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Removal of U(VI) contamination from aqueous solution by ethylenediamine modified wet spinning polyacrylonitrile/amidoxime polyacrylonitrile composite fibers

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The polyacrylonitrile/amidoxime polyacrylonitrile composite (PAN/PAO) fibers were prepared by wet spinning technology, and ethylenediamine modified PAN/PAO fibers (PAN/PAO-NH2) were prepared by solvothermal method for U(VI) adsorption. The prepared PAN/PAO-NH2 fibers possessed a favorable adsorption capacity (qmax = 151.54 mg g−1 at pH = 5) for U(VI) in simulated solution. The XPS results showed that the amino group and amine oxime group played an important role in the adsorption process by complexing with U(VI). The PAN/PAO-NH2 fibers showed desirable potential for industrial production. The results herein suggest that the proposed composite is a promising and suitable candidate for the removal of U(VI) from uranium-containing wastewater.

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This study was conducted with financial support from Academic-Industry Partnership Fund (210F0401006), University and Local Integration Development Project of Yantai (2020XDRHXMPT36), the Yantai Science and technology planning project (2021MSGY029), the Yantai New Growth Drivers Fund (YTDNY20220425-02).

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    Peng Liu, Hui Ruan, Tiantian Li & Fuqiu Ma

  2. Yantai Research Institute, Harbin Engineering University, Yantai, 264006, Shandong, People’s Republic of China

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Liu, P., Ruan, H., Li, T. et al. Removal of U(VI) contamination from aqueous solution by ethylenediamine modified wet spinning polyacrylonitrile/amidoxime polyacrylonitrile composite fibers. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 3293–3303 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09007-y

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