（graft）-A high efficient sorption of U(VI) from aqueous solution using amino-functionalized SBA-15.pdfVIP

J Radioanal Nucl Chem (2012) 292:803–810 DOI 10.1007/s10967-011-1515-y A high efficient sorption of U(VI) from aqueous solution using amino-functionalized SBA-15 Yalan Liu • Liyong Yuan • Yali Yuan • Jianhui Lan • Zijie Li • Yixiao Feng • Yuliang Zhao • Zhifang Chai • Weiqun Shi Received: 12 October 2011 / Published online: 27 November 2011 ´ ´ Akademiai Kiado, Budapest, Hungary 2011 Abstract Uranium is one of the most hazardous heavy APSS can almost completely remove the U(VI) ions from metal due to its long half-life radioactivity, high toxicity 4 L aqueous solution with the U(VI) concentration as low and mobility as aqueous uranyl ion (UO22?) under ordinary as 4.2 ppb and the sorbed U(VI) can be completely des- environmental conditions. Herein, amino functionalized orbed by 0.1 mol/L nitric acid. The results strongly reveal SBA-15 (APSS) was developed as a rapid and efficient the high performance of the APSS material in the removal sorbent for removal of U(VI) from the environment. The and preconcentration of U(VI) from the aqueous solution. APSS sample was synthesized by grafting method and was characterized by SEM, NMR, SAXS, and N2 sorption/ Keywords Uranium Sorption Mesoporous silica desorption isothermal experiments. The sorption of U(VI) Functionalization by APSS was investigated under different conditions of pH, contact time, initial U(VI) concentration, ionic strength and solid–liquid ratio. The results show that the sorption of Introduction U(VI) by APSS is strongly dependent on pH but inde- pendent of ionic strength and solid–liquid ratios (m/V). The Uranium as a nuclear fuel, is an important element indus- sorption is ultrafast with an equilibrium time of less than trially an