Uranium extraction using hydroxyapatite recovered from phosphorus containing wastewater

Add time:09/03/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

A considerable amount of uranium (U(VI))-containing industrial wastewater is generated from both uranium mining and processing, and nuclear electrical power generation. Discharge of U(VI) containing wastewater causes severe damage to the environment and leads to a loss of resources. Uranium sorption on hydroxyapatite (HAP) has been studied extensively to address the abovementioned issues. In the present study, BC-HAP was recovered through phosphate sorption from wastewater, which was first reused as a potential sorbent for extracting uranium from aqueous solutions comparing to commercially available nano-HAP. The sorption behavior of uranium and its transformation on the recovered BC-HAP were investigated by conducting batch experiments as well as Fourier-transform infrared, scanning electron microscopy, and x-ray diffraction analyses. BC-HAP had superior sorption ability for uranium extraction. Autunite precipitant at nano-scale is observed after uranium sorption. Partial desorption of uranium was observed in the presence of Na2CO3 and NaHCO3. Surface complexation and phosphate dissolution precipitation contributed to the favorable uranium sorption. Thus, recovered BC-HAP can be widely used as a promising and cost-effective adsorbent to extract uranium from aqueous solution.

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