title: Efficient removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous systems by heat-treated carbon microspheres.
abstract: In this study, uranium(VI) was successfully removed from aqueous solutions using heat-treated carbon microspheres based on a batch adsorption technique. Influence of the parameters, such as solution pH, contact time, initial uranium(VI) concentration, and temperature on the removal efficiency have been investigated in detail. The results reveal that the maximum adsorption capacity of the heat-treated carbon microspheres toward uranium(VI) is 92.08 mg g(-1), displaying a high efficiency for the removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution. The experimental data are analyzed using sorption kinetic models. It is revealed that the process obey the pseudo-second-order kinetic model, the determining step might be chemical sorption. The thermodynamic parameters, such as ΔH°, ΔS°, and ΔG° show that the process is endothermic and spontaneous. This work provides an efficient, fast, and convenient approach for the removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous solutions.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaofei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rumin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Milin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lianhe
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002244:Carbon / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008863:Microspheres; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014501:Uranium / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D014875:Water Pollutants, Radioactive; D014501:Uranium; D002244:Carbon