Rapid and efficient uranium(VI) capture by phytic acid/polyaniline/FeOOH composites.
Rapid and efficient uranium(VI) capture by phytic acid/polyaniline/FeOOH composites.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcis.2017.09.054
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发表时间:
2018-02
影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
Xintao Wei;Qi Liu;Hongsen Zhang;Jingyuan Liu;Rongrong Chen;Rumin Li;Zhangshuang Li;Peili Liu
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作者:
Xintao Wei;Qi Liu;Hongsen Zhang;Jingyuan Liu;Rongrong Chen;Rumin Li;Zhangshuang Li;Peili Liu
Uranium plays an indispensable role in nuclear energy, but there are limited land resources to meet the ever growing demand; therefore, a need exists to develop efficient materials for capturing uranium from water. Herein, we synthesize a promising adsorbent of phytic acid/polyaniline/FeOOH composites (PA/PANI/FeOOH) by oxidative polymerization. Phytic acid, acting as a gelator and dopant, plays an important role in the formation of polyaniline (PANI). The PA/PANI/FeOOH exhibites high adsorption capacity (qm= 555.8 mg g−1, T = 298 K), rapid adsorption rate (within 5 min), excellent selectivity and cyclic stability. In addition, the results show that the adsorption isotherm is well fitted to the Langmuir isotherm model, and the adsorption kinetics agree with a pseudo-second order model. XPS analysis indicates that the removal of uranium is mainly attributed to abundant amine and imine groups on the surface of PA/PANI/FeOOH. Importantly, the removal of uranium from low concentrations of simulated seawater is highly efficient with a removal rate exceeding 92%. From our study, superior adsorption capacities, along with a low-cost, environmentally friendly and facile synthesis, reveal PA/PANI/FeOOH as a promising material for uranium capture.