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Removal of thorium and uranium from aqueous solution by adsorption on hydrated manganese dioxide

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The hydrated manganese dioxide (HMO) was synthesized by hydrothermal process using MnSO4 and KMnO4. The adsorption of HMO for Th(IV) and U(VI) were investigated by batch static adsorption experiments. The HMO and MnO2 were characterized by FT-IR, XRD and SEM. At the same time, the adsorption mechanism is discussed. The adsorption process was in line with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir isothermal model. The maximum adsorption capacities were Th (T = 308 K, C0 = 200 mg L−1, qmax = 218.34 mg g−1) and U (T = 308 K, C0 = 200 mg L−1, qmax = 55.19 mg g−1).

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11875105, 21866006, 21601033), and Jiangxi Province Key Subjects Academy and Technique Leaders Funding Project (20172BCB22020).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Taoyuan Xiu, Zhirong Liu & Yun Wang

  2. School of Chemistry, Biological and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Zhirong Liu

  3. School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China

    Taoyuan Xiu & Yun Wang

  4. Nuclear Power Institute of China, Chengdu, 610213, China

    Lingfang Yang

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Xiu, T., Liu, Z., Yang, L. et al. Removal of thorium and uranium from aqueous solution by adsorption on hydrated manganese dioxide. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 321, 671–681 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06634-2

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