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High-efficiency removal of U(VI) by mesoporous carbon functionalized with amino group

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Mesoporous carbon (MC) functionalized with an amino group (MC–NH2) was prepared via a nitro-reduction strategy. TEM, FT-IR, porosity meter, and acid–base titration were utilized to obtain the physicochemical properties of MC–NH2. A batch adsorption experiment was conducted for U(VI) with MC–NH2. According to the results, the adsorption reached equilibrium at approximately 120 min under the optimal pH of 5.0, and the monolayer saturated adsorption capacity (qms) of MC–NH2 was up to 385.98 mg·g−1 for U(VI). Accordingly, adsorption of U(VI) on MC–NH2 exhibits the potential to diminish uranium pollution.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21906017, 21866004, 21866003), the Science and Technology Support Program of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 2018ACB21007), the Jiangxi Program of Academic and Technical Leaders of Major Disciplines (Grant No. 20182BCB22011), Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 20202BABL213026 and 20202BABL203016).

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    Youqun Wang, Zhibin Zhang, Xiaohong Cao & Yunhai Liu

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

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Wang, Y., Yu, C., Zeng, D. et al. High-efficiency removal of U(VI) by mesoporous carbon functionalized with amino group. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 328, 951–961 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07747-3

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