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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2018.06.004

Highly efficient adsorptive removal of uranyl ions from aqueous solutions using dicalcium phosphate nanoparticles as a superabsorbent  

Saghatchi, Hadis (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan)
Ansari, Reza (Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan)
Mousavi, H. Zavvar (Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Semnan University)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.50, no.7, 2018 , pp. 1112-1119 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dicalcium phosphate nanoparticles (DCP-NPs) was synthesized chemically and used for adsorptive removal of uranyl ions from aqueous solutions in a batch system. A commercial grade of DCP (monetite) was also employed for comparison. The synthesized and commercial adsorbents (S-DCP and C-DCP) were characterized by FT-IR, SEM and XRD techniques. The investigation of adsorption isotherms indicated that the maximum adsorption capacities ($q_m$) for C-DCP and S-DCP were 714.3 and $666.7mg\;g^{-1}$ (at 293 K), respectively. The experimental kinetics were well-described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic and the equilibrium data were fitted with both Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models. Thermodynamic studies indicated that the adsorption of uranyl ions on the monetite surface was a spontaneous exothermic process. The exhausted adsorbents could be regenerated by washing with $0.10mol\;L^{-1}$ NaOH.
Keywords
Uranium (VI); Monetite; Nanoparticles; Adsorption; Adsorption isotherm;
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