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The preparation of amino-reinforced phosphorylated biochar for efficient uranium adsorption

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Biomass transformation is considered as a green, economical and sustainable strategy in the field of wastewater treatment. Herein, we demonstrate a novel amino-reinforced phosphorylated biochar by the modified phosphoric acid (H3PO4)/urea/N,N-dimethylformamide method for highly effective U(VI) capture. The introduction of urea provides new amino sites on the surface of carbon and plays a decisive role in the phosphorylation modification of biochar. The adsorption process of the amino-reinforced phosphorylated biochar presents pseudo-second-order kinetics, and the maximum adsorption capacity calculated by Langmuir isotherm model can reach 150.38 mg g−1. Moreover, the adsorbent still maintains an excellent removal efficiency after four adsorption–desorption recycles and shows superior selectivity. Structural analysis results after adsorption demonstrate that the adsorption performance of phosphorylated carbon is predominantly attributed to the chelating and electrostatic interaction.

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This work was supported by the Science Research Foundation of Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences [KY2022YZN01], Scientific Research Business Fund Project of Heilongjiang Provincial Research Institutes [CZKYF2022-1-C011], Sciences Talent Team Construction Platform Project of Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences [RC2022YZN01], Special Project of Heilongjiang Academy of Sciences [YZQY2023YZNY01], Provincial-level ecological and environmental protection scientific research project [HST2022H003], Dean Fund of Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Sciences [YZ2023YZNY02], the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (LH2023A021).

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Zhang, N., Li, J., Tian, B. et al. The preparation of amino-reinforced phosphorylated biochar for efficient uranium adsorption. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 3305–3315 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09025-w

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