Comparative study on the performance of natural and synthesized adsorbents onto uranium (VI) sorption

Naima Bayou; Fatima Houhoune; Sihem Khemaissia; Hamid Aït-Amar; Ali Lounis

doi:10.57056/ajet.v8i2.128

Authors

Naima Bayou Nuclear Research Center of Draria, (CRND/COMENA), Sebala, Draria PO Box 43, Algiers, Algeria
Fatima Houhoune Nuclear Research Center of Draria, (CRND/COMENA), Sebala, Draria PO Box 43, Algiers, Algeria.
Sihem Khemaissia Nuclear Research Center of Draria, (CRND/COMENA), Sebala, Draria PO Box 43, Algiers, Algeria
Hamid Aït-Amar Laboratory of Engineering Sciences of Industrial Process, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, USTHB, BP 32, 16111 El-Alia, , Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria
Ali Lounis Laboratory of Material Science and Engineering, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene, BP 32, 16111 El Alia, Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57056/ajet.v8i2.128

Keywords:

Uranium, Algerian Aleppo Pine sawdust, Chemical activation, Silico-Alumino-Phosphate material, Adsorption

Abstract

The aim of this study is to compare the performance of natural and synthesized material to adsorb uranium. Synthesized Silico-Alumino-Phosphate (SAPO) material is compared to raw and chemically activated Algerian Aleppo pine sawdust (Raw-AAPS and CA-AAPS). The uranium sorption parameters, isotherms modelling, kinetic modelling and decontamination factor results, showed that adsorbents used are effective for the removal of uranium (VI) ions and the performance of the adsorbents follows the order: SAPO > CA-AAPS> Raw-AAPS. The natural material presents less sorption capacity comparatively to the synthesized adsorbent, but it is economically favored because of its abundance in nature and its low cost.

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