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Europium(III) removal from aqueous solution using citric acid modified alkalized Mxene as an adsorbent

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Effective removal of radioactive nuclides from industrial activities by safe and stable reusable adsorbents has attracted researchers’ attention. Mxene, possesses the unique layered structure and the existence of terminal groups on its surface (–OH, –O, –F), is very suitable for further modification to obtain extraordinary physical properties. This work, firstly, modified alkalized Ti3C2Tx Mxene (Alk-Ti3C2Tx) by taking citric acid (CA) who belonged to a surfactant to acquire CA-Alk-Ti3C2Tx composite with rich carboxyl and hydroxyl functional groups. Under optimized conditions, the material exhibited a maximum uptake capacity reaching 117.87 mg/g which demonstrated the potential of applying in repairing damaged aqueous solutions.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11375084), Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate (No.193YXC009), and Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (No.2021JJ50092).

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Yan, J., Liu, H.J., Xie, L. et al. Europium(III) removal from aqueous solution using citric acid modified alkalized Mxene as an adsorbent. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 1063–1073 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-08154-4

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