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Adsorption of U(VI) on sulfonated ordered mesoporous polymer

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Fudan University (FDU)-type mesoporous polymer (FDU-15) was sulfonated by fuming sulfuric acid. The application of FDU-15 and sulfonated FDU-15 (FDU-15-SO3H/t, t = 9 h, 18 h, or 27 h) in removing of U(VI) was explored comprehensively. The adsorbents were characterized by various techniques. The effects of sulfonation time, initial pH values, shaking time, initial concentrations, and temperature on adsorption were optimized. Besides, the desorption and reusability, as well as adsorptive selectivity were investigated. The results indicated high adsorption (43.65 ± 2.11 mg g−1) was achieved under weak acid condition (pH 2.0) for FDU-15-SO3H/9 h. In short, FDU-15-SO3H/9 h may be a superior adsorbent to remove the U(VI) in wastewater.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21906017, 21866004, 21866003), the Science and Technology Support Program of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 2018ACB21007), the Jiangxi Program of Academic and Technical Leaders of Major Disciplines (Grant No. 20182BCB22011), the Project of the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (Grant No. GJJ160550). The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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    Youqun Wang, Wenzheng Cui, Huan Wang, Yinghui Xie, Zhibin Zhang, Xiaohong Cao & Yunhai Liu

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    Youqun Wang, Yinghui Xie, Zhibin Zhang, Xiaohong Cao & Yunhai Liu

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    Youqun Wang, Wenzheng Cui & Huan Wang

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Wang, Y., Cui, W., Wang, H. et al. Adsorption of U(VI) on sulfonated ordered mesoporous polymer. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 326, 349–360 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07322-2

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