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