Uranium(VI) adsorption on graphene oxide nanosheets from aqueous solutions

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 210, Issue , 2012, Pages 539-546

  Li, Zijie ^a   Chen, Fei ^a   Yuan, Liyong ^a   Liu, Yalan ^a   Zhao, Yuliang ^a   Chai, Zhifang ^a   Shi, Weiqun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Extended X ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS); Graphene oxide (GO); Nanomaterial; Sorption; UO22+

Indexed keywords

BATCH METHODS; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HUMMERS METHOD; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; NANOMATERIAL; SOLUTION PH; SORBENT MATERIALS; SORPTION CAPACITIES; SURFACE COMPLEX; THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETER; UO22; URANIUM ADSORPTION; URANIUM POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; IONIC STRENGTH; SORPTION; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

URANIUM;

EID: 84867118567     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.09.030     Document Type: Article

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