Removal of uranium, cadmium and iron ions from phosphoric acid solution using amberjet 1200 H resin: an experimental, isotherm and kinetic study

Amberjet 1200 H resin is an industrial strong acid cation exchanger bearing sulfonic reactive groups that were tested for the removal of uranium, cadmium and iron ions from the phosphoric acid solution. Batch experiments were performed to assess the preferred performance of Amberjet 1200 H resin in uranium, cadmium and iron ions sorption. Impact of shaken time, phosphoric acid molarity, sorbent amount, initial ions concentrations and the stirring speed were investigated. The physical study was also determined to explain the nature of ions sorption. The studied resin was agreed with both Langmuir isotherm and Pseudo second-order reaction.

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In this study, Amberjet 1200 H resin was tested for the removal of uranium, cadmium, and iron ions from phosphoric acid solution. The resin showed good performance in ion sorption and complied with Langmuir isotherm and Pseudo second-order reaction models.