Abstract:
Ti
3CNT
x/TMAOH was prepared when tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAOH) was selected as the intercalating agent. Adsorption performance of Ti
3CNT
x/TMAOH on Sr
2+ in simulated radioactive wastewater was evaluated. The synthesized Ti
3CNT
x/TMAOH was characterized by SEM-EDS, XRD, BET and FTIR. In the batch experiment, the effects of the dosage of adsorbent Ti
3CNT
x/TMAOH, time, pH and competitive ions on Sr
2+ removal were investigated. The results show that the removal rate of Sr
2+ is 99.28% when the dosage is 1.0 g·L
−1, pH is 6, and the time is 10 min. The inhibition order of competitive ions is Ca
2+ \text > > Mg
2+ \text > K
+ \text > Na
+ \text > Cs
+. After four adsorption-desorption cycles, the Sr
2+ removal rate is 69.56%. The adsorption is consistent with the pseudo-second-order kinetic. The adsorption isotherm data conforms to the Redlich-Peterson (R-P) model. 93.80% and 68.49% Sr
2+ can be removed in tap water and lake water, respectively. Sr
2+ is adsorbed by Ti
3CNT
x/TMAOH via ion exchange, surface chelation, electrostatic adsorption and interlayer interception.