REMOVAL OF URANIUM FROM LIQUID WASTE BY NATURAL NILE MUD

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Zagazig University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

2 Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo, Egypt

3 2Nuclear Materials Authority, Cairo, Egypt

Abstract

This effort deals with uranium removal from liquid waste using Natural Nile Mud (NNM). Accordingly, cost effective and simple approach to remove uranium from liquid waste by NNM was reported. The effects of shaking time, pH, the initial uranium concentration, adsorbent temperature, adsorbent amount (dose) and effect of foreign ion (iron) on the adsorption of uranium ions from liquid waste were examined. According to the results, the optimum conditions for maximum adsorption efficiency of the NNM for uranium from the solution were obtained fitted with the Langmuir and the maximum adsorption capacity was about 61 mg/g NNM.