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Preparation of various sorbents from agro waste to remove some radionuclides and organic species from aqueous solutions

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Delonix regia pods have been used to produce high-efficiency and low-cost activated carbons using different activation methods. The ability of these prepared sorbents to remove cations [137Cs, 85Sr, La(III), Eu(III), Co(II), U(VI)] and anions [75Se, Cr(VI), Mo(VI)] was evaluated in mono-component systems and the sorbents number 11, 13, 25, and 35 showed high removal efficiency. These sorbents also show the high ability to remove organic pollutants such as methylene blue and phenol. This study highlighted the extensive applicability of these low-cost sorbents in the sequestration of anionic and cationic radionuclides from real radioactive wastewaters and different environmental samples.

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    A. H. Elgazzar, Mahmoud M. S. Ali & A. A. El-Sayed

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Elgazzar, A.H., Ali, M.M.S., El-Sayed, A.A. et al. Preparation of various sorbents from agro waste to remove some radionuclides and organic species from aqueous solutions. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 326, 1733–1748 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07476-z

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