Efficient removal of U(VI) and mechanism with seafoam-sodium alginate hydrogel in aqueous solution
摘要
The preparation method of seafoam-sodium alginate porous hydrogel (SEP@PEI/SA) was established and optimized to prepare SEP@PEI/SA for the deep treatment of low-enriched uranium-containing wastewater(0–5.0 mg·L−1). This article presents the preparation of a low-cost,efficient,and highly reusable SEP@PEI/SA through a simple crosslinking process. The experimental results showed that the adsorption fitted the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and maximum adsorption capacity of SEP@PEI/SA for U(VI) could reach 144.7 mg·g−1 and the removal efficiency could be 99.3% when pH = 6.0 and the initial mass concentration of uranium was 5.0 mg·L−1. The presence of HA (Humic acid) causes a decrease in the removal of U(VI) by SEP@PEI/SA due to its own coordination with U(VI) and occupation of adsorption sites, and kinetic simulation results show that the adsorption of U(VI) by SEP@PEI/SA is a monomolecular-layer chemical adsorption, a spontaneous, exothermic process.The results indicate that SEP@PEI/SA hydrogel has great potential in practical uranium-caontaining wastewater.