Published February 2023 | Version v1
Journal article

Synthesis, characterization and uranium (VI) adsorption mechanism of novel adsorption material poly(tetraethylenepentamine-trimesoyl chloride)

  • 1. University of South China, Hengyang (China). School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

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For uranium adsorption in water, a new uranium adsorbent was synthesized by preparing poly(tetraethylenepentamine-trimesoyl chloride). The samples were characterized using SEM, EDS, TGA, FTIR and XPS. The removal ability and adsorption mechanism of uranium (VI) in an aqueous solution by poly(tetraethylenepentamine-trimesoyl chloride) were systematically studied. The results showed that the adsorption equilibrium was completed within 80 min, the adsorption capacity reached 189.82 mg g-1, and the removal rate reached 94.91%. The adsorption process fitted well with the pseudo-second-order model and the Langmuir isotherm model. The thermodynamic analysis indicated that the adsorption was an endothermic and spontaneous process. This study proved that poly(tetraethylenepentamine-trimesoyl chloride) could be considered a highly efficient and sustainable material for the removal of uranium (VI) from aqueous solutions. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
332
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 409-422
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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