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Three-dimensional graphene oxide/phytic acid composite for uranium(VI) sorption

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In this work, a novel three dimensional graphene oxide sponge composite material was synthesized by functionalized GO sheets with phytic acid (PA). The as-synthesized samples were characterized and employed to investigate the removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution. Results show that higher pH favored the sorption of uranium on PA–GO. Ionic strength puts insignificant influence on the sorption. The maximum adsorption capacity is 124.3 mg g−1 at pH 5.5. The adsorption isotherms can be well described by Langmuir isotherm model and the sorption kinetics has been successfully modeled by pseudo-second-order kinetic model.

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The authors thank the support of financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 21367001) and Jiangxi Educational Committee Foundation (GJJ13471). Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory (2011RGET015) and State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China Institute of Technology, provided technical assistance (NRE1318).

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    Shujuan Liu, Jianguo Ma, Weiqiang Zhang, Feng Luo, Mingbiao Luo, Fangqing Li & Lipeng Wu

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Liu, S., Ma, J., Zhang, W. et al. Three-dimensional graphene oxide/phytic acid composite for uranium(VI) sorption. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 306, 507–514 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4162-x

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