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Effect of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and lanthanides on the adsorption of uranium on activated charcoal from aqueous solutions

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Effects of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and some lanthanides on the adsorption of uranium on activated charcoal from aqueous solutions have been studied. These effects are correlated with the ionic radii of metal ions present in the solutions. Adsorption capacity, Xm and binding energy contant, K for uranium adsorption were calculated from the Langmuir equätion. The mean energy of adsorption, Es was calculated from adsorption energy constant, K, values determined from the Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm equation. Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry was used for measuring the uranium concentration.

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  1. Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, P.O. Box No. 1356, Islamabad, Pakistan

    R. Qadeer & J. Hanif

  2. Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    M. Saleem & M. Afzal

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Qadeer, R., Hanif, J., Saleem, M. et al. Effect of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and lanthanides on the adsorption of uranium on activated charcoal from aqueous solutions. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 165, 243–253 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02164763

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