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Preparation of Fe-loaded activated carbon and its adsorption property of U(VI) in aqueous solution

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Three kinds of method were employed to prepare Fe loaded activated carbon (Fe-AC), liquid reduction method, carbonthermal method, incipient wetness method, respectively. Before and after adsorption, the adsorption property of Fe-AC had been analysed. Results indicated that the removal mechanisms were mainly redox reaction, adsorption and precipitation. In addition, the adsorption models fitted with the kinetic model and adsorption isotherm model. Based on the analysis of six influencing factors, we obtain some actual information to deal with the humic acid and the “back to acid”.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Fund Program (11375043), the Main Academic and Technology Leader Funding Program of Jiangxi Province (20172BCB22020).

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  1. Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Micro-nanofabrication and Devices, Nanchang, 330013, People’s Republic of China

    Zhirong Liu, Jiehao Yu, Lingfang Yang, Ying Dai, Yun Wang & Liming Zhou

  2. College of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, People’s Republic of China

    Zhirong Liu, Jiehao Yu, Lingfang Yang, Ying Dai, Yun Wang & Liming Zhou

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Liu, Z., Yu, J., Yang, L. et al. Preparation of Fe-loaded activated carbon and its adsorption property of U(VI) in aqueous solution. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 317, 1223–1233 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-018-6037-4

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