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Synthesis and characterization of phosphorylated Aspergillus niger for effective adsorption of uranium(VI)

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The adsorption characteristics of phosphorylated Aspergillus niger (AN-P) for uranium(VI) were studied in this work. The AN-P was successfully prepared by the reaction of Aspergillus niger with phosphorus pentoxide in ice-bath under the catalysis of methanesulphonic acid. AN-P was characterized by FT-IR and SEM–EDS. The effects of pH, contact time, initial U(VI) ions concentration, adsorbent dosage and temperature on the adsorption of U(VI) by AN-P were investigated. The isotherm and kinetic data were accurately described by the Langmuir and pseudo-second-order models, respectively. The calculated thermodynamic parameters indicated that the adsorption of U(VI) by AN-P was an spontaneous and endothermic process. This indicated that the AN-P composite is a promising adsorbent for efficient removal of U(VI) from radioactive wastewater.

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This work was supported by the Key R&D Program of Hunan Province (2018SK2029), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51704170), the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2017JJ3276 and 2018JJ3423), the Department of Education of Hunan Province (17B226), and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation funded Project (2017M612569).

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    Zhongran Dai, Wei Lu & Le Li

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Dai, Z., Xiang, H., Lu, W. et al. Synthesis and characterization of phosphorylated Aspergillus niger for effective adsorption of uranium(VI). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 323, 379–386 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06917-8

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