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Preparation of FeS@Fe3O4 core–shell magnetic nanoparticles and their application in uranyl ions removal from aqueous solution

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FeS@Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by ultrasonic-assisted method and characterized by TEM, FTIR, XRD, SEM, EDS, BET and VSM. The factors affecting the adsorption properties of uranyl ions by FeS@Fe3O4 were studied. Results show that the FeS@Fe3O4 nanoparticles have core–shell structure and superparamagnetism. Under the optimized conditions, the maximum adsorption capacity can reach 229.03 mg/g. The optimum adsorption conditions were as follows: pH = 6, temperature 80 °C, C0 = 35 mg/L, contact time 2.5 h, adsorbent dosage 10 mg. Adsorption kinetics and thermodynamic studies show that the adsorption process accords with the Freundlich isotherm adsorption model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model.

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This study was financially supported by Hunan Engineering Laboratory for Preparation Technology of Polyvinyl Alcohol Fiber Material, Huaihua University (HGY201805) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (2017JJ2231).

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Liu, Y., Yang, P., Li, Q. et al. Preparation of FeS@Fe3O4 core–shell magnetic nanoparticles and their application in uranyl ions removal from aqueous solution. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 321, 499–510 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06626-2

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