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Uranium Separation from Phosphoric Acid Using Metallic Carbonaceous Structures as Efficient Adsorbents: an Experimental and Kinetic Study

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The possibility of removing uranium species from commercial phosphoric acid using metal-modified biocarbon was examined. The biocarbon was prepared from a solid residue by pyrolysis and was activated by chemical precipitation. The structural characteristics and morphology of the composite prepared were determined, and it was tested in U separation. The influence of various factors such as shaking time, adsorbent dosage (g/mL), temperature, mechanical stirring speed, and phosphoric acid concentration on the uranium adsorption was examined. The results obtained show that the U adsorption process is applicable to both concentrated and dilute phosphoric acid, but is more efficient in the case of the dilute acid. The adsorption kinetics was described by the Lagergren first-order and pseudo-second-order models. The process was applied to uranium adsorption from commercial phosphoric acid (23.5% P2O5).

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  1. Nuclear Materials Authority, 11381, El Maddi, Cairo, Egypt

    M. M. Ali, M. H. Taha & A. A. Elzoghbi

  2. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, 42526, Port Said, Egypt

    S. A. Abedelmaksoud

  3. Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute , 11727, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

    A. M. A. El Naggar & A. S. Morshedy

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Ali, M.M., Abedelmaksoud, S.A., Taha, M.H. et al. Uranium Separation from Phosphoric Acid Using Metallic Carbonaceous Structures as Efficient Adsorbents: an Experimental and Kinetic Study. Radiochemistry 62, 204–215 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1066362220020083

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