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Selective removal of U(VI) from low concentration wastewater by functionalized HKUST-1@H3PW12O40

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The adsorption of U(VI) from low concentration solution by HKUST-1@H3PW12O40 was studied as a function of various experimental parameters including pH, interfering ions, contact time, initial uranium concentration and temperature by batch experiments. Equilibrium data were found to fit with Langmuir isotherm model better than Freundlich isotherm model. The kinetic adsorption was fitted by the pseudo-second-order model well. Thermodynamic data from the adsorption experiments indicate that adsorption process is spontaneous and endothermic. HKUST-1@H3PW12O40 can selectively adsorb U(VI) from multi-metal ion solutions and the adsorption capacity of HKUST-1@H3PW12O40 don’t decrease significantly after three cycles of desorption-reuse. The results show that HKUST-1@H3PW12O40 is suitable for removal of U(VI) from low concentration solutions.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (91326106, U1401321 and 114055081) and the Development Program for Science and Technology for National Defense (B3720132001).

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      Hui Zhang, Jinhua Xue, Nan Hu, Jing Sun, Dexin Ding, Yongdong Wang & Le Li

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    Zhang, H., Xue, J., Hu, N. et al. Selective removal of U(VI) from low concentration wastewater by functionalized HKUST-1@H3PW12O40 . J Radioanal Nucl Chem 308, 865–875 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4603-6

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