Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 35, Issue 1, 65(2020)

Adsorption of Eu(III) on Alkalized Ti3C2Tx MXene Studied by Batch Experiment and Its Mechanism Investigation

Huan SONG1... Lin WANG2, Hong-Qing WANG1,* and Wei-Qun SHI2,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
  • 2Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    In order to rapidly remove Eu(III) from aqueous solution, an alkalized two-dimensional titanium carbide, Na-Ti3C2Tx, was successfully prepared by treating inorganic two-dimensional transition metal carbide (MXene) with NaOH. Adsorption behavior of Eu(III) on Na-Ti3C2Tx was systematically investigated by batch experiments. The results show that the adsorption process is greatly affected by pH and ionic strength of the solution, and reached equilibrium within 5 min. Based on Langmuir model fitting results, the maximum adsorption capacity of Eu(III) on Na-Ti3C2Tx was calculated to be 54.05 mg/g at pH 4.0 under 298 K. The thermodynamic results suggested that the adsorption process was a spontaneous and endothermic reaction. The adsorption mechanism was further analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy (EXAFS). These data revealed that Na + ions inside MXene galleries were exchanged by Eu 3+ ions and Eu(III) existed dominately in under outer-sphere surface complexation after adsorption under acidic pH conditions, but in inner-sphere surface complexation under near-neutral pH conditions. Due to its cost-effective prepatation and excellent sorption performance, Na-Ti3C2Tx may be a promising candidate for the efficient removal of trivalent minor actinides and lanthanides from radioactive wastewater.

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    Huan SONG, Lin WANG, Hong-Qing WANG, Wei-Qun SHI. Adsorption of Eu(III) on Alkalized Ti3C2Tx MXene Studied by Batch Experiment and Its Mechanism Investigation[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(1): 65

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    Category: RESEARCH PAPER

    Received: Feb. 15, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 24, 2021

    The Author Email: WANG Hong-Qing (hqwang2001cn@126.com), SHI Wei-Qun (shiwq@ihep.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20190073

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