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Efficient removal of iodide/iodate from aqueous solutions by Purolite A530E resin

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Efficient removal of iodide (I−) and iodate (IO3−) from aqueous solution is highly desirable for waste disposal and remediation of radioiodine contamination. We report here a bifunctional anion exchange resin Purolite A530E for the effective I−/IO3− adsorption, which shows a priority anion-exchange affinity for I− (99%) over IO3− (9.7%). The maximum adsorption capacity for I− is 275.16 mg·g−1 fitted by the Langmuir isotherm model, much higher than most adsorbents. Furthermore, Purolite A530E exhibits great selectivity for I− over competing anions, which endows the resin with promising I− remediation that over 99% I− can be removed from simulated Hanford groundwater (HGW).

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22176139, 21790374, 21825601, and U1967217), the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (2021M702390 and BX2021206), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), and the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFB3200400 and 2018YFB1900203).

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Zhao, Y., Li, J., Chen, L. et al. Efficient removal of iodide/iodate from aqueous solutions by Purolite A530E resin. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 1193–1202 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08786-8

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