• 文献标题:   Mutual effects of U(VI) and Eu(III) immobilization on interpenetrating 3-dimensional MnO2/graphene oxide composites
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MA JP, ZHAO QY, ZHOU LJ, WEN T, WANG JJ
  • 作者关键词:   adsorption, mno2/go composite, u vi, eu iii, spectroscopy analysi, mechanism
  • 出版物名称:   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
  • ISSN:   0048-9697 EI 1879-1026
  • 通讯作者地址:   North China Elect Power Univ
  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.133696
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Radioactive contamination poses grievous latent threat to biology together with ecological balance. It is of great significance to eliminate radionuclides from nuclear waste solution. Herein, interpenetrating 3-dimensional (3D) MnO2/GO composites (MGs) were rationally constructed by integrating alpha-crystal manganese dioxide (MnO2) nanowire with graphene oxide (GO) via a simple ultra-sonication process. Preliminary experiments showed that the MG composite with mass ratio of 1:2 (M(1)G(2)) was the optimal material with superior adsorption capacities for U(VI) (271.7 mg/g) and Eu(III) (83.5 mg/g) at pH similar to 5.0 (298 K), as compared with commercial GO and individual MnO2. Furthermore, M(1)G(2) had high selectivity for U(VI) and Eu(III), which could remove >80% of target ions in the presence of NO3-, Cl-, CO32-, HCO3-, Mg2+, K+ or Na+ ions. It exhibited excellent stability under a wide range of pH 3-10 and great resistance to high ionic strength. More importantly, kinetic studies exhibited that M(1)G(2) could efficiently capture target ions within ultra-short kinetic equilibrium time (<1 min). The interaction mechanism was clearly visualized by analyzing characterization data, showing that oxy-gen-containing functional groups took a major part for the binding of target ions. The excellent characteristics including the simple, fast and large-scale synthesis and the efficient performance endowed M(1)G(2) with potential to remedy radioactive pollution in actual wastewater. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.