Uranium-specific adsorbent L-serine intercalated Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides for selectively treating uranium-containing wastewater

Two Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides with uranium selective deposited space were obtained by intercalating bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides with L-serine with active amino and carboxyl sites, which showed excellent uranyl selectivity from cation mixture solutions of Ni 2+ , Co 2+ , Sr 2+ , Zn 2+ , La 3+ , Gd 3+ , Ce 3+ , and Sn 4+ . It was firstly proved in L-serine intercalated Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides. The key parameter, maximum uranium uptake amount, reached 1028.37 mg/g for LS-LDH and 1018.50 mg/g for MgAl-LDO/C at pH 4.5. These merits coupling with very high uptake capacity, highly cost effectivity, facile preparation and acceptable recycle performance makes LS-LDH and MgAl-LDO/C promising in the treatment of uranium-containing solutions. The study enables the understanding of selectively treating uranium-containing wastewater with L-serine intercalated Mg–Al layered bimetallic (hydrogen) oxides.