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Efficient removal of Sr(II) from aqueous solution by melamine-trimesic acid modified attapulgite composite

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Melamine (MA)-trimesic acid (TMA) modified attapulgite (ATP–TMA–MA) with high adsorption capability for Sr(II) was successfully synthesized using attapulgite (ATP) as a matrix via a facile two-step approach. Batch adsorption experiments indicated that the adsorption kinetics followed the pseudo-second-order equation and isothermal adsorption data fitted well with the Freundlich isotherm model. The adsorption thermodynamic analysis indicated that Sr(II) adsorption onto ATP–TMA–MA was a spontaneous and endothermic process. Sr(II) adsorption mechanism of ATP–TMA–MA was mainly decided by chemisorption. TMA–MA molecules grafted on ATP surface markedly improve the removal efficiency of ATP–TMA–MA for Sr(II).

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This work is Supported by the Project of State Key laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology (No. 18zxhk15), and the PhD Fund of Southwest University of Science and Technology (No. 13zx7132).

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Liu, D., Zheng, H., Yang, W. et al. Efficient removal of Sr(II) from aqueous solution by melamine-trimesic acid modified attapulgite composite. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 321, 97–108 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06570-1

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