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Adsorption of U(VI) from aqueous solution by sulfonated ordered mesoporous carbon

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The sulfonated mesoporous carbon (CMK-3-SO3H) prepared by functionalizing mesoporous carbon (CMK-3) via vapor transfer method has been explored for the removal and recovery of uranium from aqueous solutions. The influences of different experimental parameters such as solution pH, initial concentration, contact time and temperature on adsorption were investigated. The results showed that CMK-3-SO3H has the highest uranium sorption capacity at initial pH of 5.0 and contact time of 120 min, and the adsorption process could be better described by the pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm. Selective adsorption studies showed that the CMK-3-SO3H could selectively remove of U(VI), and the selectivity coefficients of mesoporous carbon in the presence of co-existing ions, Mg(II), Zn(II), Mn(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Sr(II) and Hg(II) improved after functionalization.

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Acknowledgments

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. 21101024, 21201033, 21301028), National Undergraduate Training Programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Grant no. 201210405006), Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (Grant no. 211086), the Young Scientists Training Program of Jiangxi Province (Grant no. 20122BCB23023), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Grant nos. 20114BAB203002, 20122BAB203012, 20132BAB203027), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant no. 20110490857), and Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (Grant no. GJJ13452) and Open Project Foundation of Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory (East China Institute of Technology) (Grant no. RGET1311).

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  1. Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China Institute of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

    Zhi-Bin Zhang, **ao-Hong Cao, Rong Hua, Min Li & Yun-Hai Liu

  2. State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment (East China Institute of Technology), Ministry of Education, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

    Zhi-Bin Zhang, **ao-Hong Cao, Rong Hua, Min Li & Yun-Hai Liu

  3. Chemistry, Biological and Materials Sciences Department, East China Institute of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

    Zhi-Bin Zhang, **ao-Feng Yu, **ao-Hong Cao, Rong Hua, Min Li & Yun-Hai Liu

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Zhang, ZB., Yu, XF., Cao, XH. et al. Adsorption of U(VI) from aqueous solution by sulfonated ordered mesoporous carbon. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 301, 821–830 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3237-4

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