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Utilization of silica gel nanoparticles for selective capturing aqueous uranyl ion

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Silica gel nanoparticles (SGNPs) have been successfully prepared and utilized for capturing aqueous uranyl ions (VI) by batch sorption. The IR, SEM, PXRD, TGA, and DSC characterize and study the nanoparticles. The maximum efficiency of SGNPs toward capturing UO22+ ions is found at pHi = 7, Ci = 1.0 mg L−1, T = 25 °C, 80 rpm, and dosage = 2 g L−1 achieving 99% within 40 min of equilibrium sorption’s. U(VI) ion sorption follows the Freundlich isotherm model (R2 > 0.999) and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R2 > 0.999). Based on these promising results, we candidate silica gel nanoparticles (SGNPs) as an effective filter for capturing low concentrations of uranium (VI) ions from the water.

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Al-Anber M. would like to thank Mutah University for its financial support through the research grant and facilities (# 343/2020).

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  1. Laboratory of Inorganic Materials and Polymers, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Mutah University, P.O. Box 7, Al-Karak, 61710, Jordan

    Mohammed A. Al-Anber & Wala Al-Qaisi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan

    Idrees F. Al-Momani

  3. CEITEC BUT, Brno University of Technology, Brno, 612 00, Czech Republic

    Wala Al-Qaisi & Dinara Sobola

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2848/8, Brno, 61600, Czech Republic

    Dinara Sobola

  5. Institute of Physics of Materials, Czech Academy of Sciences, Žižkova 22, Brno, 612 64, Czech Republic

    Dinara Sobola

  6. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

    Ahmed K. Hijazi

  7. Surface Physics and Materials Technology Lab., Department of Physics, Mutah University, Al-Karak, Jordan

    Marwan S. Mousa

  8. Metallurgy and Materials Technology Research Unit, Advanced Research Centre, Royal Scientific Society, Amman, 11941, Jordan

    Mazen A. Madanat

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Al-Anber, M.A., Al-Qaisi, W., Al-Momani, I.F. et al. Utilization of silica gel nanoparticles for selective capturing aqueous uranyl ion. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 4993–5006 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-09191-x

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