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Encapsulation of 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-1,3-butanedione into the silica gel matrix for capturing uranium(VI) ion species

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The thenoyl-trifluoro-acetone (tta: 4,4,4-Trifluoro-1-(2-Thienyl)-1,3-butanedione) has been successfully encapsulated into the silica gel matrix producing a composite of general formula SG-TTA. The tendency of the new composite to remove and capture uranium(VI) ion species has been studied by using batch sorption. The maximum loading of uranium(VI) ion into SG-TTA is 98% upon the experimental of sorption parameters pHi > 5, Ci > 25 mg L−1, T = 25 °C, dosage = 2 g L−1 and 80 rpm. Thermodynamically, the sorption of U(VI) ion follows the Langmuir isotherm model (ca. R2 = 1) as a spontaneous process (ΔG = − 34.9593 kJ mol−1). Kinetically, the sorption follows a pseudo-second-order model (ca. R2 = 1) achieving chemisorption process, requiring activation energy (Ea) of 26.23732 kJ mol−1. The results obtained from this study serve the community and human life in terms of using SG-TTA composite to get rid of the uranium ion from water or even to reuse it peacefully.

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Al-Anber and his coauthors would like to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to the Jordanian Atomic Energy Authority for the efforts they made in analyzing the real and model samples using the ICP-MS instrument, and thanks, in particular, goes to Dr. Al-Drabee L. and Ms. Mona Al Sheikh.

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  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

    Idrees F. Al-Momani

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Amman, Jordan

    Zaid Al-Anber

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Al-Anber, M.A., Al-Adaileh, N., Al-Momani, I.F. et al. Encapsulation of 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2-thienyl)-1,3-butanedione into the silica gel matrix for capturing uranium(VI) ion species. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 329, 865–887 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07811-y

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