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UIO-66-NH2 modified by BPDA for adsorption studies of U(VI)

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In this study, a crystal material UIO-66-NH2-BPDA was designed by grafting BPDA onto UIO-66-NH2 and applied to extract U(VI) from aqueous solution. According to performance tests, UIO-66-NH2-BPDA exhibits excellent chemical and thermal stability. The experimental results show that U(VI) adsorption by UIO-66-NH2-BPDA was tested to be 346.58 mg g−1 at pH = 4 and T = 298 K. The data simulation demonstrates that the adsorption process was consistent with Langmuir isotherm and pseudo-second-order model. Meanwhile, the thermodynamic parameters suggest that the adsorption process was spontaneous and endothermic. Most noteworthy is the good selectivity for U(VI) adsorption by UIO-66-NH2-BPDA. It can be seen that UIO-66-NH2-BPDA can be used as a potential effective adsorbent to remove U(VI) from wastewater.

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The financial support from National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 42377076) and the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project of China (No. 2023JJ50129) are gratefully acknowledged.

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    Xiaoli Chen, Jinlu Chen & Guowen Peng

  2. School of Resources Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

    Dongyang Xu, Shuaishuai Guo, Yi Zhou, Dandan Liu & Guowen Peng

  3. School of Nuclear Science and Technolgy, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

    Songbo Tan & Guowen Peng

  4. Hunan Engineering Research Center for the Safety Control and Recycling of Radioactive Heavy Metal Pollutants, University of South China, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan, People’s Republic of China

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Chen, X., Xu, D., Guo, S. et al. UIO-66-NH2 modified by BPDA for adsorption studies of U(VI). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 333, 531–544 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09232-5

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