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Removal of U(VI) from aqueous media by hydrothermal cross-linking chitosan with phosphate group

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For the selective adsorption of U(VI) from aqueous solutions, the hydrothermal cross-linking chitosan (HCC) and its phosphorylation production (HCC-TPP) were synthesized by hydrothermal reaction. The monolayer maximum capacity of HCC-TPP was improved from 200 mg g−1 of HCC to 409.2 mg g−1 at 298 K. Calculated thermodynamic parameters showed endothermic property of the adsorption process, while kinetic parameters indicated that the interaction followed pseudo-second kinetic model. Selective separation of U(VI) from effluent by HCC-TPP was achieved.

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This work was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2014CB460604), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21301028, 11475044, 41461070, 21561002), the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University (Grant No. IRT13054), the Science & Technology Support Program of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20141BBG70001), the Advanced Science & Technology Innovation Team Program of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20142BCB24006), and the Innovation Team Program of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (Grant No. 2014BCB24006).

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    Ying Dai, **ao-hong Cao, Zhi-bin Zhang, Yun-hai Liu & Zhang-gao Le

  2. State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, Jiangxi, China

    Ying Dai, **ao-hong Cao, Zhi-bin Zhang, Yun-hai Liu & Zhang-gao Le

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    Zhi-min Dong, Yan-fang Qiu, Ying Dai, **ao-hong Cao, Lin Wang, Pan-feng Wang, Zhong-jun Lai, Wen-long Zhang, Zhi-bin Zhang, Yun-hai Liu & Zhang-gao Le

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Dong, Zm., Qiu, Yf., Dai, Y. et al. Removal of U(VI) from aqueous media by hydrothermal cross-linking chitosan with phosphate group. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 309, 1217–1226 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4722-8

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