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Bamboo (Acidosasa longiligula) shoot shell biochar: its potential application to isolation of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution

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The adsorption of uranium(VI) onto bamboo (Acidosasa longiligula) shoot shell biochar (ASBC) was investigated in batch experiments and the adsorbent was characterized by two-dimensional infrared correlation spectroscopy. The adsorption equilibrium data followed the Langmuir isotherm with maximum adsorption capacity of 32.3 mg g−1 at 298 K. The biochar exhibited a high selectivity for uranium(VI) against Na+ ions. Desorption rate of higher than 90% was obtained over three adsorption–desorption cycles. The adsorption mechanisms of uranium(VI) by ASBC involved surface complexation and cation–π interaction. Results suggested that ASBC was a low-cost and potential adsorbent for uranium(VI) isolation from aqueous solution.

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    Hui Hu, Xin Zhang & Longli Sun

  2. Army Infantry College, Nanchang, 330103, Jiangxi, China

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  3. Hualu Engineering & Technology Co., Ltd., Xian, 710065, Shanxi, China

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  4. National Engineering Research Center for Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst, School of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350002, Fujian, China

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Hu, H., Zhang, X., Wang, T. et al. Bamboo (Acidosasa longiligula) shoot shell biochar: its potential application to isolation of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 316, 349–362 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-5731-6

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