Adsorption of uranium from sulfate leach liquor using rice straw impregnated with chlorophenyl hydrazinyl pyrazoloquinazolinon

ABSTRACT

The impregnation of rice straw with 2-amino-3-(2-(4-chlorophenyl)hydrazinyl)-8,8-dimethyl-8,9-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]quinazolin-6(7H)-one (CPHPQ) has been used for the recovery of uranium from sulfate leach liquor. The uranium adsorption and elution of solvent impregnated mercerized rice straw (SIMRS) were carried out using a batch technique. The uranium adsorption controlling factors include pH, initial uranium concentration, contact time, S/L ratio, and temperature. Thermodynamic characteristics showed that the adsorption process is exothermic with enthalpy change ΔH = −152.1 kJ/mol. The kinetics data fit well with a pseudo-second-order model. The equilibrium data fit well with the Langmuir isotherm. Uranium cake was obtained from the eluate solution using hydrogen peroxide as UO₄.2H₂O precipitate.

KEYWORDS:

• Cellulose derived from rice straw
• impregnated resin
• uranium
• adsorption
• desorption

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to express their respectful thanks and sincere gratitude to Professor Dr Ahmad M. Farag, Professor of Organic Chemistry for his continuous support.