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Uranium-specific adsorbent L-serine intercalated Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides for selectively treating uranium-containing wastewater

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Two Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides with uranium selective deposited space were obtained by intercalating bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides with L-serine with active amino and carboxyl sites, which showed excellent uranyl selectivity from cation mixture solutions of Ni2+, Co2+, Sr2+, Zn2+, La3+, Gd3+, Ce3+, and Sn4+. It was firstly proved in L-serine intercalated Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides. The key parameter, maximum uranium uptake amount, reached 1028.37 mg/g for LS-LDH and 1018.50 mg/g for MgAl-LDO/C at pH 4.5. These merits coupling with very high uptake capacity, highly cost effectivity, facile preparation and acceptable recycle performance makes LS-LDH and MgAl-LDO/C promising in the treatment of uranium-containing solutions. The study enables the understanding of selectively treating uranium-containing wastewater with L-serine intercalated Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides.

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This study is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22066001) and the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China (20212ACB213001, 20224BAB203030).

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  2. School of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

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Yusheng, W., Ying, D., Wenmei, H. et al. Uranium-specific adsorbent L-serine intercalated Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides for selectively treating uranium-containing wastewater. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 3741–3752 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09060-7

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