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Removal of uranium and thorium from aqueous solution by ultrafiltration (UF) and PAMAM dendrimer assisted ultrafiltration (DAUF)

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Studies on removal of U(VI) and Th(IV) from aqueous solution have been carried out by ultrafiltration (UF) and dendrimer assisted ultrafiltration (DAUF) using regenerated cellulose acetate membrane and PAMAM [poly(amido)amine] dendrimer chelating agent. In UF, the U(VI) and Th(IV) are removed from aqueous solution by adsorption/mass deposition on the membrane at pH > 4. In DAUF, the water soluble PAMAM dendrimer chelating agent effectively concentrates these metal ions in retentate thereby preventing the mass deposition on membrane. At acidic pH (≤3), the binding of metal ions with PAMAM dendrimer is very weak and hence PAMAM can be regenerated and reused.

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  1. Radiological Safety Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India

    P. Ilaiyaraja

  2. Chemical Engineering Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

    Ashish Kumar Singha Deb

  3. Safety Engineering Division, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India

    D. Ponraju

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Ilaiyaraja, P., Deb, A.K.S. & Ponraju, D. Removal of uranium and thorium from aqueous solution by ultrafiltration (UF) and PAMAM dendrimer assisted ultrafiltration (DAUF). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 303, 441–450 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3462-x

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