Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4979905 | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2017 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The selective removal of radionuclides with extremely low concentrations from environmental medium remains a big challenge. Ammonium molybdophosphate possess considerable selectivity towards cesium ion (Cs+) due to the specific ion exchange between Cs+ and NH4+. Ammonium molybdophosphate - polyacrylonitrile (AMP-PAN) membrane was successfully prepared for the first time in this study. Efficient removal of Cs+ (95.7%, 94.1% and 91.3% of 1 mg Lâ1) from solutions with high ionic strength (400 mg Lâ1 of Na+, Ca2+ or K+) was achieved by AMP-PAN composite. Multilayer chemical adsorption process was testified through kinetic and isotherm studies. The estimated maximum adsorption capacities even reached 138.9 ± 21.3 mg gâ1. Specifically, the liquid film diffusion was identified as the rate-limiting step throughout the removal process. Finally, AMP-PAN membrane could eliminate Cs+ from water effectively through the filtration adsorption process.
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Authors
Dahu Ding, Zhenya Zhang, Rongzhi Chen, Tianming Cai,