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Amide and phosphate groups modified bifunctional luffa fiber for highly efficient removal of U(VI) from real uranium wastewater

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In this study, the natural luffa fiber was easily modified by chemical method with amide groups and phosphoric acid (LF-A2-M1/P). SEM, XRD, FTIR and XPS were used to characterize the morphology, structure, and property of the fiber. The maximum adsorption capacity of LF-A2-M1/P towards U(VI) is 353.85 mg·g−1 (pH = 6). The thermodynamic parameters demonstrate that the adsorption of functional fibers to U(VI) is a spontaneous process. It is worth noting that LF-A2-M1/P has excellent removal amount for U(VI) in the real uranium wastewater. Our study provides some new insights into the purification of uranium-containing wastewater by the modified natural fiber.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (41877323, 41703118, 21707110), Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2019YFG0321), Postgraduate Innovation Fund Project by Southwest University of Science and Technology(19ycx001) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2017M612991 and 2018T110994).

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  1. National Collaborative Innovation Center for Nuclear Waste and Environmental Safety, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoqin Nie, Yating Jiang, Faqin Dong, Wencai Cheng, Junling Wang, Mingxue Liu, Yujing Zhang & Xue Xia

  2. Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, People’s Republic of China

    Xiaoqin Nie, Yating Jiang, Congcong Ding & Yujing Zhang

  3. Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, People’s Republic of China

    Faqin Dong

  4. Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, 60439, USA

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Nie, X., Jiang, Y., Dong, F. et al. Amide and phosphate groups modified bifunctional luffa fiber for highly efficient removal of U(VI) from real uranium wastewater. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 328, 591–604 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07670-7

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