Affiliation:
1. Tsinghua University , Beijing , China
Abstract
Abstract
The adsorptive extraction of uranium (VI) was investigated using multiwalled carbon nanotubes functionalized with dihydroimidazole (DIM-MWCNTs). Dihydroimidazole was grafted onto the surface of MWCNTs via silane coupling agent, N-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazole. The new adsorbent was characterized using Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscope and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy. DIM-MWCNTs were compared with MWCNTs and amidoxime modified MWCNTs (AO-MWCNTs) for uranium adsorption under seawater conditions. The adsorption capacity of uranium onto DIM-MWCNTs was 54.9 mg g−1 at 298 K, which was about 4 times of MWCNTs and similar to that of AO-MWCNTs. Compared with AO-MWCNTs, DIM-MWCNTs were more suitable for seawater pH, and less affected by vanadium. Although DIM-MWCNTs were more affected by carbonate than AO-MWCNTs, DIM-MWCNTs maintained a higher adsorption capacity than AO-MWCNTs due to its alkali resistance. Pyridine-like nitrogen (CH=N–CH) contributed to the adsorption of uranium. The results suggested that DIM-MWCNTs were a potential effective adsorbent for the separation of uranium under seawater condition.
Subject
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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