Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 36, Issue 8, 856(2021)

Efficient Adsorption of Radioactive Iodide by Copper/Palygorskite Composite

Xiangkun YU1... Kun LIU1, Zhipeng LI1, Yulu ZHAO1, Jinyou SHEN2, Ping MAO1,*, Aiwu SUN1,* and Jinlong JIANG1 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 11. Key Laboratory for Palygorskite Science and Applied Technology of Jiangsu Province, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Mineral Salt Deep Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
  • 22. Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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    SEM images of the samples (a) PAL, (b) Cu 2+@PAL, (c) Cu@PAL and (d) EDX pattern of Cu@PAL
    (a) XRD patterns of the samples and (b) structural schematic diagram of Cu@PAL
    (a) TEM image of Cu2+@PAL and elemental mappings of (b) N, (c) O, (d) Al, (e) Si, and (f) Cu
    (a) TEM image of Cu@PAL and elemental mappings of (b) N, (c) O, (d) Al, (e) Si, and (f) Cu; and high magnification TEM (g) and HRTEM (h) images of Cu@PAL
    XPS spectra of the samples
    (a) TGA curves and (b) FT-IR spectra of the samples
    (a) N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms and (b) pore diameter distributions of the samples
    (a) Adsorption capacity of I- anions on Cu@PAL and (b) XRD patterns of adsorption products in the solution with different pH
    (a) Adsorption isotherm of the samples, fitting curves of (b) Langmuir model and (c) Frenudlich model for adsorption isotherm of Cu@PAL
    SEM (a) and TEM (b) and HRTEM (c) images of I-Cu@PAL
    Absorption kinetic curve (a), fitting curves of the pseudo first order kinetic model (b) and pseudo second order kinetic model (c) for adsorption kinetic of Cu@PAL
    Effect of (a) anion and (b) cation on the adsorption of Cu@PAL
    • Table 1. Chemical analysis (XRF) of PAL and Cu@PAL/wt%

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      Table 1. Chemical analysis (XRF) of PAL and Cu@PAL/wt%

      CompositionPALCu@PAL
      SiO260.9659.87
      MgO9.368.12
      Al2O312.2011.07
      Fe2O38.007.51
      CaO5.550.46
      CuO0.019.83
      Na2O 0.120.01
      LOI3.803.13
    • Table 2. Comparison of several Cu based adsorbents for iodide adsorption

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      Table 2. Comparison of several Cu based adsorbents for iodide adsorption

      AdsorbentpHQe/ (mg∙g-1) Utilization efficiency/%Ref.
      Cuprite sulfide76.1[27]
      Cu2O/Cu-C 741.210.38[28]
      Hollow Cu/Cu2O 733.01.85[20]
      Core-shell Cu/Cu2O 722.91.4[12]
      Cu76.350.32[29]
      Cu/PAL7116.171.98This work
    • Table 3. Isotherm parameters for the adsorption of I- anions by Cu@PAL

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      Table 3. Isotherm parameters for the adsorption of I- anions by Cu@PAL

      Langmuir modelFrenudlich model
      Qm/(mg∙g-1) KlR2Kf1/nR2
      1.029150.860410.996320.381730.510420.81026
    • Table 4. Adsorption properties of Cu@PAL and nano Cu exposed to air

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      Table 4. Adsorption properties of Cu@PAL and nano Cu exposed to air

      Time/hQe/(mg∙g-1)
      Cu@PALNano-Cu
      074.2234.7
      1269.4133.8
      2468.1110.4
      4864.1104.6
      7260.296.3
      14458.788.4
    • Table 5. Kinetic parameters for the adsorption of I- by Cu@PAL

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      Table 5. Kinetic parameters for the adsorption of I- by Cu@PAL

      Pseudo-first-orderPseudo-second-order
      Qm/ (mg∙g-1) k1/(g∙(mmol∙ g-1)-1) R2Qm/ (mg∙g-1) k2/(g∙(mmol∙ g-1)-1) R2
      56.100.44690.970474.18400.035490.9976
    • Table 6. Leaching or desorption efficiencies of Cu@PAL and nano-Cu after adsorption

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      Table 6. Leaching or desorption efficiencies of Cu@PAL and nano-Cu after adsorption

      AdsorbentcNaCl/(mol∙L-1) Desorption efficiency/%
      Cu@PAL021.3
      0.132.1
      Nano-Cu087.4
      0.194.1
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    Xiangkun YU, Kun LIU, Zhipeng LI, Yulu ZHAO, Jinyou SHEN, Ping MAO, Aiwu SUN, Jinlong JIANG. Efficient Adsorption of Radioactive Iodide by Copper/Palygorskite Composite[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(8): 856

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    Paper Information

    Category: RESEARCH ARTICLE

    Received: Nov. 19, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 8, 2021

    The Author Email: MAO Ping (pingmao@hyit.edu.cn), SUN Aiwu (sunaiwu@hyit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20200663

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