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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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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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