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Characteristics of equilibrium and kinetic for U(VI) adsorption using novel diamine-functionalized hollow silica microspheres

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The diamine-functionalized hollow silica microspheres (DA-HSM) were successfully synthesized for highly efficient sorption of U(VI). The sorption of U(VI) on DA-HSM may be proceeded through anion-exchange and adduct-type mechanism at low pH and amine-U(VI) chelation at high pH. The sorption kinetic could be described by the pseudo-second-order model; whereas the sorption isotherms could be fitted by the Langmuir model with the maximum mono-layer sorption capacity of 126.6 mg/g at 298 K. U(VI) sorption on DA-HSM was endothermic, spontaneous, and feasible in nature. The DA-HSM could be regenerated and reused without significant reduction of the sorption capacities.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Fund Program (21366001; 11375043), the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Projects (2015DFR61020), and the Jiangxi provincial Science & Technology Pillar Program (S2016NYYBF0015).

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    Hongbin Zou, Limin Zhou, Zhiwei Huang, Zhirong Liu & Taian Luo

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Zou, H., Zhou, L., Huang, Z. et al. Characteristics of equilibrium and kinetic for U(VI) adsorption using novel diamine-functionalized hollow silica microspheres. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 311, 269–278 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4937-8

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