Removal of U(VI) from aqueous media by hydrothermal cross-linking chitosan with phosphate group

For the selective adsorption of U(VI) from aqueous solutions, the hydrothermal cross-linking chitosan (HCC) and its phosphorylation production (HCC-TPP) were synthesized by hydrothermal reaction. The monolayer maximum capacity of HCC-TPP was improved from 200 mg g −1 of HCC to 409.2 mg g −1 at 298 K. Calculated thermodynamic parameters showed endothermic property of the adsorption process, while kinetic parameters indicated that the interaction followed pseudo-second kinetic model. Selective separation of U(VI) from effluent by HCC-TPP was achieved.