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Batch study of uranium biosorption by Elodea canadensis biomass

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The adsorption of U(VI) onto Elodea canadensis was studied via a batch equilibrium method. Kinetic investigation indicated that the U(VI) adsorption by E. canadensis reached an equilibrium in 120 min and followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. The solution pH was the most important parameter controlling adsorption of U(VI) and the optimum pH for U(VI) removal is 6.0. The U(VI) biosorption can be well described by Langmuir model. IR spectrum analysis revealed that –NH2, –OH, C=O and C–O could bind strongly with U(VI). XPS spectrum analysis implied that ion exchange and coordination mechanism could be involved in the U(VI) biosorption process.

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This work is supported in part by Grants from Key Project from National Natural Science Foundation of China (41430106), National Natural Science Foundation of China (41273131, 41273092 and 41573080), International Joint Key Project from Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (2010DFB23160), Public Welfare Project of Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection (201509049), Aid Programs for Science and Technology Innovative Research Team in Higher Educational Institutions of Hunan Province.

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    Zheng-ji Yi & Xing Liu

  2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and National International Cooperation Base on Environment and Energy, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Xueyuan Road No. 30, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Zheng-ji Yi, Jun Yao, Mi-jia Zhu, Hui-lun Chen, Fei Wang & Zhi-min Yuan

  3. School of Water Resource and Environmental Engineering, Sino-Hungarian Joint Laboratory of Environmental Science and Health, Chinese University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Yao

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Yi, Zj., Yao, J., Zhu, Mj. et al. Batch study of uranium biosorption by Elodea canadensis biomass. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 310, 505–513 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-016-4839-9

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