Journal
RADIOCHIMICA ACTA
Volume 110, Issue 3, Pages 157-171Publisher
WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
DOI: 10.1515/ract-2021-1071
Keywords
activated carbon; quinoline; sorption; uranium
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Activated carbon modified by quinoline (AC-Q) demonstrated effective sorption of natural uranium, with optimal removal conditions at pH 4.7 and equilibrium contact time of 90 minutes. Pseudo-second-order and Langmuir models were found to be the most suitable for describing the sorption behavior, with a sorption capacity of approximately 63 mg/g.
The activated carbon (AC) was modified by molecules of quinoline (Q) and the new prepared AC impregnated by Q was characterized using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, surface measurements, scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). These analytical techniques demonstrated a successful preparation of AC-Q as a new material which was examined for its sorption behavior for natural uranium. The sorption results by batch mode indicated the optimum conditions for 94.5% removal of U(VI) ions at pH 4.7 and an equilibrium contact time of 90 min. The analysis of sorption data revealed that the pseudo-second-order and Langmuir were more fitted than other estimated models. The sorption capacity of U(VI) was similar to 63 mg/g onto AC-Q as adsorbent martial. The thermodynamic data demonstrated that the sorption of uranium is endothermic and spontaneous. New mechanism was supposed based on the role of the abrasive material quinoline on the mechanical removal of uranium from aqueous solution.
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