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Amino-modified polyvinyl alcohol fibers for the efficient removal of uranium from actual uranium-containing laundry wastewater

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A kind of amino-modified polyvinyl alcohol fibers were prepared to extract uranium from actual uranium-containing laundry wastewater. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed that amino groups were successfully attached to polyvinyl alcohol fibers' surface. The maximum adsorption capacity of uranium is 337.84 mg g−1 (pH 6.0). In the actual uranium-containing laundry wastewater system the modified fibers exhibited a high distribution coefficient for uranium (1.55 × 105 mL g−1). Given the aforesaid findings, It is an outstanding adsorbent for uranium elimination from actual uranium-containing laundry wastewater.

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The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41877323), the NHC Key Laboratory of Nuclear Technology Medical Transformation (MIANYANG CENTRAL HOSPITAL) (No. 2021HYX004), and the Undergraduate Innovation Fund Project by the Southwest University of Science and Technology (No. CX22-027).

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Wu, X., Zhang, Y., Nie, X. et al. Amino-modified polyvinyl alcohol fibers for the efficient removal of uranium from actual uranium-containing laundry wastewater. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 4489–4502 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08550-4

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