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Evaluation of adsorption behavior for U(VI) and Nd(III) ions onto fumarated polystyrene microspheres

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Fumarated polystyrene microspheres were prepared using emulsion polymerization technique. Different instrumental techniques such as elemental analysis, SEM and FTIR were employed for full characterization of the synthetic resin. Different parameters such as pH, time and initial metal ions concentration were examined to evaluate the optimum conditions for U(VI) and Nd(III) ions sorption. For both metal ions, the sorption process fitted well with pseudo-second order kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm model. The maximum adsorption capacities were found to be 83.11 mg U g−1 and 39.68 mg Nd g−1. The loaded sorbent was regenerated using 0.5 M HNO3.

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    Ahmed R. Elsalamouny, Osman A. Desouky & Ahmed A. Galhoum

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  3. Ecole des mines d’Alès, Centre des Matériaux des Mines d’Alès (C2MA), 6 avenue de Clavières, 30319, Alès Cedex, France

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Elsalamouny, A.R., Desouky, O.A., Mohamed, S.A. et al. Evaluation of adsorption behavior for U(VI) and Nd(III) ions onto fumarated polystyrene microspheres. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 314, 429–437 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-017-5389-5

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