Uranium(VI) binding by pine needles prior and after chemical modification
Date
2018ISSN
1588-2780Source
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear ChemistryVolume
318Issue
3Pages
2205-2211Google Scholar check
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Adsorption of U(VI) by pine needles prior and after carbonization and following oxidation has been investigated by batch-type experiments and characterized by FTIR and SEM measurements. The experimental data have been fitted by the Langmuir adsorption isotherm and the highest adsorption efficiency was observed for the carbonized and surface oxidized material, followed by the non-treated pine needles and the carbonized material. The highest U(VI) adsorption observed after surface oxidation of the carbonized material is attributed to the presence of carboxylic moieties, which possess increased affinity for the U(VI) cations and form inner-sphere surface complexes.