MXene/AgNW composite material for selective and efficient removal of radioactive cesium and iodine from water.

ABSTRACT: Toxic fission products, such as cesium (¹³⁷Cs) and iodine (¹²⁹I) are of great concern because of their long half-lives and high solubility in water. The simultaneous removal of Cs and I using a single adsorbent is an area of increasing interest. In this study, MXene/silver nanowire (AgNW) composite was synthesized through physical mixing and employed for simultaneous removal of iodide (I^-) and cesium (Cs⁺) ions from contaminated water. The MXene/AgNW composite demonstrated excellent adsorption capacities of 84.70 and 26.22 mg/g for I^- and Cs⁺, respectively. The experimental data supported the hypothesis of multilayer adsorption of Cs⁺ owing to the inter-lamellar structures and the presence of heterogeneous adsorpt

SUBMITTER: Mushtaq S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10640589 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature