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Removal of radiocobalt ions from aqueous solutions by natural halloysite nanotubes

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In this study, natural halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were applied to remove radiocobalt from wastewaters under various environmental parameters such as contact time, pH, ionic strength, foreign ions and temperature by using batch technique. The results indicated that the sorption of Co(II) on HNTs was dependent on ionic strength at pH < 8.5 and independent of ionic strength at pH > 8.5. Langmuir and Freundlich models were applied to simulate the sorption isotherms of Co(II) at three different temperatures of 293, 313 and 333 K. Langmuir model fitted the sorption isotherms of Co(II) on HNTs better than Freundlich model. The thermodynamic parameters (ΔG 0, ΔS 0 and ΔH 0) calculated from the temperature-dependent sorption isotherms manifested that the sorption of Co(II) on HNTs was an endothermic and spontaneous process. The sorption of Co(II) was dominated by outer-sphere surface complexation or ion exchange at low pH, whereas inner-sphere surface complexation or precipitation was the main sorption mechanism at high pH. The experimental results show that HNTs have good potentialities for cost-effective disposal of cobalt-bearing wastewaters.

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Financial support from the National Science Foundation of China (21071147, 21107115, 21077107, 20971126 and 51062002)) is acknowledged.

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  1. Key Lab of Advanced Materials of Tropical Island Resources, Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, People’s Republic of China

    Jie Li, Feng Wen & Lisha Pan

  2. Key Laboratory of Novel Thin Film Solar Cells, Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 1126, Hefei, 230031, People’s Republic of China

    Jie Li

  3. School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255049, People’s Republic of China

    Zhengjie Liu & Yunhui Dong

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Li, J., Wen, F., Pan, L. et al. Removal of radiocobalt ions from aqueous solutions by natural halloysite nanotubes. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 295, 431–438 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-012-1823-x

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