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Competitive Adsorption of Uranyl and Toxic Trace Metal Ions at MFe2O4-montmorillonite (M = Mn, Fe, Zn, Co, or Ni) Interfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Xiaoqiang Jiang
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Jianan Nie
Affiliation:
Institute of Gem and Material Technology, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang 050000 Hebei, China
Liang Bian*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China Institute of Gem and Material Technology, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang 050000 Hebei, China
Faqin Dong
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Mianxin Song*
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Yi He
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Huichao He
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Zhiqin Zheng
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Tingting Huo
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Bowen Li
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Nelson Belzile
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Shuhui Sun
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
Hao Zou
Affiliation:
Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recycle, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Nonmetal Composites and Functional Materials, South West University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010 Sichuan, China
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: bianliang@swust.edu.cn
*E-mail address of corresponding author: songmianxin@swust.edu.cn

Abstract

Adsorption of uranyl (UO22+) ions to mineral surfaces is a potentially effective method for removing this hazardous metal from water, but other toxic trace metal ions (Xn+: Rb+, Sr2+, Cr3+, Mn2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Cd2+) in uraniferous wastewaters compete with UO22+ for adsorption sites and thus may diminish the capacity of adsorbents to sequester UO22+. A better understanding of competitive adsorption among these metal ions and the development of better adsorbents are, therefore, of critical importance. The purpose of the present study was to synthesize and characterize magnetic adsorbents, consisting of MFe2O4 (M = Mn, Fe, Zn, Co, or Ni) nanoparticles synthesized on montmorillonite (Mnt) edge sites, and to investigate their use as adsorbents for UO22+, including competitive adsorption with trace metal ions. Selective adsorption was studied using Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms, and the results showed that Xn+ ions were adsorbed primarily on MFe2O4-montmorillonite surfaces, and the UO22+ ions were adsorbed on the interfaces between montmorillonite edge surfaces and MFe2O4 nanoparticles. Using the Freundlich model, the interface adsorption capacity of UO22+ reached 25.1 mg·g–1 in mixed solution. Further, the UO22+ and Cr3+ ions had a redox reaction on the interfaces with synergistic adsorption. Herein, the adsorption capacity of Cr3+ was 60.2 mg·g–1 using the Freundlich isotherm. The results demonstrated that the MFe2O4-montmorillonite with highly selective adsorption of UO22+ ions is applicable to UO22+ treatment in the presence of toxic trace metal ions.

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This paper was originally presented during the World Forum on Industrial Minerals, held in Qing Yang, China, October 2018

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