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Adsorption performance of U(VI) by amidoxime-based activated carbon

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We present a simple strategy for preparing amidoxime modified activated carbon. The composition and morphology of the materials have been confirmed via powder XRD, BET, TGA, SEM and FT-IR studies. Batch adsorption experiment were exploited to explore adsorption performance of U(VI) by amidoxime-based activated carbon. The adsorption capacity of activated carbon was significantly improved after the modification by amidoxime, the amidoxime-based activated carbon was a possible adsorbent for adsorbing U(VI). This study reveals that with a facile synthesis and low-cost, amidoxime-based activated carbon can be regarded as a promising material for uranium-containing wastewater treatment.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the Foundation of Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundation (LBH-Z17050), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M651257), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21771045), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (3072019CFJ1501), and the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and special funds for radioactive waste management ([2017]955). And the authors acknowledged the Innovation Center of Nuclear Materials for National Defense Industry.

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Liu, P., Yu, Q., Xue, Y. et al. Adsorption performance of U(VI) by amidoxime-based activated carbon. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 324, 813–822 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07111-x

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