Extremely efficient aerogels of graphene oxide/graphene oxide nanoribbons/sodium alginate for uranium removal from wastewater solution

Ali A Jabbar; Dhia H Hussain; Kamal H Latif; Salim Albukhaty; Adel Kareem Jasim; Ghassan M Sulaiman; Mosleh M Abomughaid

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-52043-1

Extremely efficient aerogels of graphene oxide/graphene oxide nanoribbons/sodium alginate for uranium removal from wastewater solution

Sci Rep. 2024 Jan 13;14(1):1285. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-52043-1.

Authors

Ali A Jabbar¹, Dhia H Hussain², Kamal H Latif^{2

3}, Salim Albukhaty^{4

5}, Adel Kareem Jasim⁶, Ghassan M Sulaiman⁷, Mosleh M Abomughaid⁸

Affiliations

¹ College of Science/Chemistry Department, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq. alialwasti@uomustansiriyah.edu.iq.
² College of Science/Chemistry Department, Mustansiriyah University, Baghdad, Iraq.
³ The Iraqi Authority for the Control of Radioactive Sources, Baghdad, Iraq.
⁴ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Misan, Maysan, Iraq. albukhaty.salim@uomisan.edu.iq.
⁵ College of Medicine, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala, 56001, Iraq. albukhaty.salim@uomisan.edu.iq.
⁶ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Misan, Maysan, Iraq. Adelkarimmm@gmail.com.
⁷ Division of Biotechnology, Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad, 10066, Iraq. ghassan.m.sulaiman@uotechnology.edu.iq.
⁸ Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Bisha, 255, 67714, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Waste-water pollution by radioactive elements such as uranium has emerged as a major issue that might seriously harm human health. Graphene oxide, graphene oxide nanoribbons, and sodium alginate nanocomposite aerogels (GO/GONRs/SA) were combined to create a novel nanocomposite using a modified Hummer's process and freeze-drying as an efficient adsorbent. Batch studies were conducted to determine the adsorption of uranium (VI) by aerogel. Aerogels composed of (GO/GONRs/SA) were used as an effective adsorbent for the removal of U (VI) from aqueous solution. Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to describe the structure, morphologies, and characteristics of (GO/GONRs/SA) aerogels. The initial concentration of uranium (VI) and other environmental factors on U (VI) adsorption were investigated, period of contact, pH, and temperature. A pseudo-second-order kinetic model can be employed to characterize the kinetics of U (VI) adsorption onto aerogels. The Langmuir model could be applied to understand the adsorption isotherm, and the maximum adsorption capacity was 929.16 mg/g. The adsorption reaction is endothermic and occurs spontaneously.