A study of the potential application of nano-Mg(OH)2 in adsorbing low concentrations of uranyl tricarbonate from water |
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Authors: | Cao Qing Huang Feng Zhuang Zanyong Lin Zhang |
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Affiliation: | State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 155 Yangqiao Road West, Fuzhou, 350002, PR China. |
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Abstract: | This work aims at the investigation of nano-Mg(OH)(2) as a promising adsorbent for uranium recovery from water. Systematic analysis including the uranium adsorption isotherm, the kinetics and the thermodynamics of adsorption of low concentrations of uranyl tricarbonate (0.1-20 mg L(-1)) by nano-Mg(OH)(2) was carried out. The results showed a spontaneous and exothermic uranium adsorption process by Mg(OH)(2), which could be well described with pseudo second order kinetics. Surface site calculation and zeta potential measurement further demonstrated that UO(2)(CO(3))(3)(4-) was a monolayer adsorbed onto nano-Mg(OH)(2) by electrostatic forces. Accordingly, the adsorption behavior met the conditions of the Langmuir isotherm. Moreover, in most of the reported literature, nano-Mg(OH)(2) had a higher UO(2)(CO(3))(3)(4-) adsorption affinity b, which implied a higher adsorption amount at equilibrium in a dilute adsorbate system. The significance of the adsorption affinity b for choosing and designing adsorbents with respect to low concentration of resources/pollutants treatment has also been assessed. |
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