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Uranium(VI) sorption on graphene oxide nanoribbons derived from unzipping of multiwalled carbon nanotubes

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Graphene oxide nanoribbons (GONRs) were fabricated by chemically unzipping multiwalled carbon canotubes and were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, Raman spectroscopy, FT-IR, TGA and XPS. The prepared GONRs were investigated as adsorbents for the removal of U(VI) ions from aqueous solutions as a function of pH, ionic strength, contact time and temperature. The maximum sorption capacity of U(VI) on GONRs was 394.1 mg g−1, which was much higher than some other carbon-based nanomaterials. The results show that GONRs are promising materials for the removal and enrichment of uranium from large volumes of aqueous solutions.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 91226108), NSAF (U133025), the Ph.D. Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (Grants No. 20110181120001), the National Fund of China for Fostering Talents in Basic Science (J1210004), and Open Project Foundation of the Key Laboratory of Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Fundamental Science for National Defense (East China Institute of Technology) (Grants No. RGET1216).

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    Yun Wang, Zhengshang Wang, Zexing Gu, Jijun Yang, Jiali Liao, Yuanyou Yang, Ning Liu & Jun Tang

  2. Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China Institute of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

    Yun Wang

  3. School of Chemistry, Biological and Materials Science, East China Institute of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

    Yun Wang

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Wang, Y., Wang, Z., Gu, Z. et al. Uranium(VI) sorption on graphene oxide nanoribbons derived from unzipping of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 304, 1329–1337 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-3981-0

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