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Removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution using AO-artificial zeolite

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Amidoxime (AO) based adsorbents have been proposed as low cost and efficient adsorbent for U(VI). Herein, we present a simple strategy for preparing AO modified artificial zeolite. The composition and morphology of the materials have been confirmed via XRD, FT-IR, TGA and SEM. The AO-artificial zeolite was synthesised as an efficient adsorbent for adsorbing U(VI). The critical factors affecting U(VI) adsorption from aqueous solution were exploited, such as pH, contact time, temperature and adsorbent dosage. This study reveals AO-artificial zeolite, along with a low-cost, environmentally friendly and facile synthesis, can be regarded as a promising material for uranium-containing wastewater treatment.

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The authors will thank Xu Zhang for the help in characterization analysis. The authors gratefully acknowledge support from the Foundation of Heilongjiang Postdoctoral Science Foundation (LBH-Z17050), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2019M651257), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (3072020CF1501), and the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities and Special Funds for Radioactive Waste Management ([2017]955), the Innovation Funds of the Innovation Center of Nuclear Materials for National Defense Industry (ICNM-2020-ZH-15).

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    Peng Liu, Qiang Yu, Jiaqi Chen, Yun Xue & Fuqiu Ma

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Liu, P., Yu, Q., Zhang, X. et al. Removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution using AO-artificial zeolite. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 327, 39–47 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07485-y

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