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A facile and cost-effective adsorbent derived from industrial iron-making slag for uranium removal

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The Al2O3–SiO2-BFS (AS-BFS) solid adsorbent was developed from blast furnace slag (BFS). The potentiality of the AS-BFS for uranium ion removal from an aqueous medium, via the batch method, was explored and disused in terms of dynamic and isothermal properties. The sorbent exhibited good reusability, a high capacity for uranium ions, and a good specific surface area. The results showed that the sorbent evacuated uranium at about 88.5 mg/g. The sorbent represents a promising waste-derived substitute for other sorbents for water treatment.

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The authors acknowledge Taif University Researchers Supporting Project number (TURSP-2020/05), Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    Mohamed M. Ibrahim & El-Sayed A. Manaa

  2. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Kafrelsheikh University, KafrelSheikh, 33516, Egypt

    Hamdy S. El-Sheshtawy

  3. Department of Isotopes Geology, Nuclear Materials Authority, El Maadi, Cairo, Egypt

    Mahmoud O. Abd El-Magied, Mohamed A. M. Youssef, Mohamed N. Kouraim & Ekramy M. Eldesouky

  4. Analysis and Evaluation Department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, 11727, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

    Abdelghaffar S. Dhmees

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Ibrahim, M.M., El-Sheshtawy, H.S., Abd El-Magied, M.O. et al. A facile and cost-effective adsorbent derived from industrial iron-making slag for uranium removal. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 329, 1291–1300 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-021-07914-6

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