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Biosorption of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution using microsphere adsorbents of carboxymethyl cellulose loaded with aluminum(III)

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The carboxymethyl cellulose microsphere loaded with Al(III) (CMC-Al) has been explored for removal of uranium(VI) from U-containing water. Various factors, including pH, adsorbent dosage and uranium(VI) concentration, were tested. Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms were applied to the adsorption data. The thermodynamic parameters such as ΔH°, ΔS° and ΔG° were also evaluated. The mechanism of modification and adsorption on CMC-Al were analyzed by SEM, EDX and XPS. Results show Al (III) was loaded on CMC through ion exchange of sodium ion of CMC. The coordination reaction happened during the adsorption process between CMC-Al and uranium(VI).

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This work is financially supported by *** special project (13zg610301) and Professional Scientific Research Innovation Team Building Fund Projects of Key Research Platform of Southwest University of Science and Technology (No.14tdsc02). Analytical facilities are mainly provided by Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education.

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  1. Engineering Research Center of Biomass Materials, Ministry of Education, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China

    Xiaoyan Lin & Xuegang Luo

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China

    Liping Wu, Xiaoyan Lin, Xinchen Du & Xuegang Luo

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Wu, L., Lin, X., Du, X. et al. Biosorption of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution using microsphere adsorbents of carboxymethyl cellulose loaded with aluminum(III). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 310, 611–622 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4859-5

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