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Effect of Zr(IV) to phosphorus ratio on U(VI) adsorption by diethylenetriamine-pentamethylene phosphate Zr(IV) hybrids

  • You-qun Wang , Huan Wang , Yue Feng , Zhi-bin Zhang EMAIL logo , Xiao-hong Cao and Yun-hai Liu EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: September 10, 2021
Radiochimica Acta
From the journal Radiochimica Acta Volume 109 Issue 10

Abstract

In this work, diethylenetriamine pentamethylenephosphonic acid (DTPMP) was ultilized into preparing of Zr(IV) organophosphates hybrids (Zr-DTPMP-x, x was the molar ratio of Zr(IV)/DTPMP in the synthetic process, x = 0.5, 1, 2, and 3) using a hydrothermal method. The physical and chemical properties of Zr-DTPMP-x were characterized by SEM&EDS, FT-IR, XRD, Zeta potential, XPS, TGA and contact angle analysis. Moreover, the adsorptive performances of Zr-DTPMP-x for U(VI) were investigated. The adsorption results showed that the optimum molar ratio of Zr(IV) to phosphine, pH, equilibrium time, and dosage was 0.5, 4.0, 180 min, and 10 mg, respectively. Besides, the adsorption of U(VI) was in accordance with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Sips isothermal model. Moreover, the adsorption capacity determined by Sips isothermal model was 181.34 mg g−1 for Zr-DTPMP-0.5. Furthermore, the adsorptive selectivity of Zr-DTPMP-0.5 for U(VI) was superior than the others. Zr-DTPMP-0.5 may be a powerful candidate for diminishing the contamination of U(VI).

Keywords: adsorption; inorganic–organic hybrid materials; U(VI); zirconium phosphonate
Corresponding authors: Zhi-bin Zhang and Yun-hai Liu, State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330013, China; Engineering Research Center of Nuclear Technology Application (East China University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330013, China; and Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330013, China, E-mail: (Z. Zhang) and (Y. Liu)

Funding source: National Natural Science Foundation of China 10.13039/501100001809

Award Identifier / Grant number: 21906017

Award Identifier / Grant number: 21866004

Award Identifier / Grant number: 21866003

Funding source: Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation

Award Identifier / Grant number: 20202BABL213026

Award Identifier / Grant number: 20202BABL203016

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21906017, 21866004, 21866003), Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos. 20202BABL213026 and 20202BABL203016).

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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The online version of this article offers supplementary material (https://doi.org/10.1515/ract-2021-1052).

Received: 2021-05-08
Accepted: 2021-07-16
Published Online: 2021-09-10
Published in Print: 2021-10-26

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Keywords for this article
adsorption; inorganic–organic hybrid materials; U(VI); zirconium phosphonate

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