Effects of Impregnated Amidophosphonate Ligand Concentration on the Uranium Extraction Behavior of Mesoporous Silica
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Structural Characterization
2.2. Extraction of Uranium from Sulfuric Acid Solutions
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Chemicals
3.2. Materials Synthesis
3.3. Uranium-Containing Solutions
3.4. Characterization of the Organic Ligand
3.5. Characterization of the Materials
3.6. Uranium Extraction Experiments
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | τL a | %L b | SBET c | Vpores d | Vmicropores e | VL f | dSLigand g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C8@D60 | 447 (±22) | 0.68 (±0.03) | 0.12 | ||||
Imp-0.2/C8@D60 | 0.23 (±0.02) | 9.9 (±0.9) | 337 (±17) | 0.51 (±0.03) | 0.08 | 1.23 | 0.31 |
Imp-0.3/C8@D60 | 0.31 (±0.02) | 13.7 (±0.9) | 294 (±15) | 0.41 (±0.02) | 0.06 | 1.45 | 0.42 |
Imp-0.4/C8@D60 | 0.41 (±0.02) | 17.6 (±0.9) | 222 (±11) | 0.32 (±0.02) | 0.05 | 1.46 | 0.55 |
Imp-0.5/C8@D60 | 0.47 (±0.02) | 20.4 (±0.9) | 149 (±7) | 0.28 (±0.01) | 0.03 | 1.41 | 0.63 |
Elements Present | U (mg/L) | Fe (mg/L) | Mo (mg/L) | (SO4)2− (g/L) | pH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
U only | 400 | - | - | 146 | 1 |
U + competing ions | 400 | 5000 | 57 | 146 | 1 |
Material | Elements Present in the Solution | |||||
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U | U, Fe, Mo | |||||
QUmax a | L/U b | t c | QUmax a | L/U b | t c | |
Imp-0.2/C8@D60 | 30 (±3) | 2.0 (± 0.2) | 0–1 | 22 (±2) | 2.5 (±0.3) | 0–1 |
Imp-0.3/C8@D60 | 39 (±4) | 1.9 (± 0.2) | 1–7 | 29 (±2) | 2.5 (±0.3) | 1–7 |
Imp-0.4/C8@D60 | 46 (±5) | 2.1 (± 0.2) | 1–7 | 35 (±3) | 2.8 (±0.3) | 1–7 |
Imp-0.5/C8@D60 | 54 (±5) | 2.1 (± 0.2) | 14–21 | 42 (±4) | 2.7 (±0.3) | 1–7 |
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Dressler, A.; Leydier, A.; Grandjean, A. Effects of Impregnated Amidophosphonate Ligand Concentration on the Uranium Extraction Behavior of Mesoporous Silica. Molecules 2022, 27, 4342. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27144342
Dressler A, Leydier A, Grandjean A. Effects of Impregnated Amidophosphonate Ligand Concentration on the Uranium Extraction Behavior of Mesoporous Silica. Molecules. 2022; 27(14):4342. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27144342
Chicago/Turabian StyleDressler, Aline, Antoine Leydier, and Agnès Grandjean. 2022. "Effects of Impregnated Amidophosphonate Ligand Concentration on the Uranium Extraction Behavior of Mesoporous Silica" Molecules 27, no. 14: 4342. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27144342