首页|Uranium removal from waste water of the tailings with functional recycled plastic membrane
Uranium removal from waste water of the tailings with functional recycled plastic membrane
扫码查看
点击上方二维码区域，可以放大扫码查看
原文链接
NSTL
Elsevier
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental issues. Meanwhile, developing highly efficient adsorbents for uranium removal from the wastewater of its tailings is also of great significance in environmental protection. In this study, wastes of the plastic membrane in daily life were recycled and functionalized to treat uranium pollution in the environment. Membrane adsorbent with amidoxime (AO) group was successfully prepared using recycled plastic membranes through two-step polymerization. A network of nano holes and nanostructured particles were observed on the surface of the AO modified membrane (AO -membrane) adsorbent. The adsorption performances from uranium solution and uranium tailings wastewater were evaluated in batch and column adsorption experiments. AO-membrane exhibited good removal performance in a wide pH range from 2 to 8. After adsorption in uranium tailings wastewater, the equilibrium concentrations of uranium in solution were lower than 50 mu g/L, meeting the national standard of uranium solution discharge (50 mu g/L). AO-membrane could reach adsorption equilibrium within 5 h in uranium tailings wastewater and present uranium removal ratio of nearly 100%. These indicated that this AO-membrane could be used for deep purification of wastewater, especially with low uranium concentration. AO-membrane exhibited a remarkable reuse performance and long service life. During the 10 cycles of adsorption and desorption, AO-membrane exhibited almost 100% uranium removal ratio even after ten adsorption and desorption cycles. This work provides new insights into the technology of waste control by waste.
NSTL
Elsevier
