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Preparation of zero-valent iron-nickle bimetallic composite for Se(IV) adsorption from aqueous solution

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79Se is one of the important radionuclides in the safety evaluation of high-level radioactive waste repository due to its long half-life and highly fissionable radioactivity. Nanoscale zero valent iron-nickel bimetallic composite (Fe0/Ni0) was fabricated by liquid phase reduction method for Se(IV) adsorption from aqueous solution. The effects of pH, solid–liquid ratio, time, temperature, initial concentration of Se(IV) on the adsorption of Se(IV) by Fe0/Ni0 were investigated. Fe0/Ni0 was characterized by SEM, XPS, XRD, FT-IR, BET and Zeta potential, and the mechanism of removing Se(IV) was analyzed. The results showed that Fe0/Ni0 had a good removal effect on Se(IV). When pH was 3.5, the solid–liquid ratio was 0.3 g L−1, the reaction time was 40 min, the maximum adsorption capacity of Se(IV) by Fe0/Ni0 could reach 180 mg g−1. The research results can provide a theoretical basis for the treatment of wastewater containing Se(IV).

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11465002, 11765002, 41761090), Open Project Foundation of Stake key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment (East China University of Technology) (2022NRE30), and the Scientific and Technical Project of the Educational Department in Jiangxi Province (GJJ200715).

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    Yanjun Du, Qing Zhou, Xiaoyan Li, Yibao Liu & Zhanggao Le

  2. School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

    Yanjun Du, Xiaohui Fu, Jiankun Zhao, Hexi Wu, Xiaoyan Li & Yibao Liu

  3. School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

    Zhanggao Le

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Du, Y., Fu, X., Zhou, Q. et al. Preparation of zero-valent iron-nickle bimetallic composite for Se(IV) adsorption from aqueous solution. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 785–796 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08789-5

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