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Phosphate functionalized poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) (PVA/PAA): an electrospinning nanofiber for uranium separation

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With the aim of capturing uranium from water mediums phosphate functionalized poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) (PVA/PAA) nanofiber (PVA/PAA-PO4) was firstly fabricated using the electrospinning method of fast process and high efficiency. The as-prepared PVA/PAA-PO4 showed excellent water stability and tensile strength besides competitive uranium uptake capacity of 277.78 mg/g. Phosphate played a vital role in the structure of PVA/PAA-PO4 for the attractive uranium uptake capacity. PVA/PAA-PO4 was characterized by SEM, XPS, FT-IR and omnipotence machine. The effects of pH, ionic strength, oscillation time, initial uranium concentration and temperature on the uranium adsorption with PVA/PAA-PO4 were studied. The elution with different kinds of acids was conducted and the reusability through the adsorption-desorption cycle test was carried out. The work provided a promising candidate for uranium separation from aqueous solution.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21866003, 11705060, 11605207, 21561002, 21866004), the Major Discipline Academic and Technical Leaders Training Program of Jiangxi Province (Grant No 20182BCB22011), the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (Grant No. 2018ACB21007).

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    Jinhua Xie, Qinqin Tao, Ying Dai, Zhibin Zhang, Xiaohong Cao & Yunhai Liu

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    Riwen Lv, Hong Peng, Jiali Fan, Qinqin Tao, Ying Dai, Zhibin Zhang, Xiaohong Cao & Yunhai Liu

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Xie, J., Lv, R., Peng, H. et al. Phosphate functionalized poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid) (PVA/PAA): an electrospinning nanofiber for uranium separation. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 326, 475–486 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07319-x

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