Published July 2021 | Version v1
Journal article

Preparation of Fe3O4@SiO2@MnO2 microspheres as an adsorbent for Th(IV) removal from aqueous solution

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

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A magnetic nano-composites Fe3O4@SiO2@MnO2 were fabricated for efficient removal of Th(IV) from aqueous solutions, and characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD, FT-IR, BET, VSM, TGA and XPS. And the sorption of Th(IV) on Fe3O4@SiO2@MnO2 were investigated as a function of pH, adsorbent dosage and initial Th(IV) concentration. The results showed that the adsorption maximum was 53.19 mg g-1 for Th(IV) at pH = 3.5 and T = 298 K. In addition, the adsorption kinetics followed the second-order kinetic model, and the adsorption isotherm could be perfectly depicted by the Langmuir model. Finally, XPS analysis illustrated that the lattice oxygen (M-O) and the surface hydroxyl oxygen (M-OH) participated in adsorption. In brief, the Fe3O4@SiO2@MnO2 material could efficiently eliminate Th(IV) from aqueous solutions, which might become a promising material for adsorbing Th(IV) from environmental wastewater. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
329
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 253-263
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

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