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Competitive adsorption of uranium(VI) and thorium(IV) ions from aqueous solution using triphosphate-crosslinked magnetic chitosan resins

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The triphosphate-crosslinked magnetic chitosan resins (TPP-MCR) with a diameter range of 200–350 nm were synthesized for the adsorption of U(VI) and Th(IV) ions from aqueous solutions. The adsorption experiments were conducted in both mono-component systems with pure actinide solution and bi-component systems with different U/Th mass ratios. The maximum adsorption capacities in mono-component systems determined by Langmuir model were 169.5 and 146.8 mg g−1 for U(VI) and Th(IV), respectively. In bi-component systems, U(VI) and Th(IV) adsorption capacities were reduced significantly, and the combined sorption capacities were substantially lower (almost halved) compared to those obtained by the addition of sorption capacities using mono-component solutions, indicating that U(VI) and Th(IV) compete for the same sorption sites. Adsorption–desorption experiments for five cycles illustrated the feasibility of the repeated use of TPP-MCR for the adsorption of U(VI) and Th(IV) ions.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Fund Program (21366001), the National Natural Science Fund Program (21166001), and the Scientific Research Fund from Education Bureau of Jiangxi (GJJ14390).

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    Limin Zhou, Yuyan Jia, Juan Peng, Zhirong Liu & Essam Al-Zaini

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Zhou, L., Jia, Y., Peng, J. et al. Competitive adsorption of uranium(VI) and thorium(IV) ions from aqueous solution using triphosphate-crosslinked magnetic chitosan resins. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 302, 331–340 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3125-y

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