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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Neutron Activation Analysis of Rare Earth Element Extraction from Solution through a Surfactant-Assisted Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes.

Adam Samia, Donald Nolting, Joseph Lapka, William Charlton

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Adam SamiaSchool of Nuclear and Radiation Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78758-445, USA.
Donald NoltingSchool of Nuclear and Radiation Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78758-445, USA.
Joseph LapkaSchool of Nuclear and Radiation Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78758-445, USA.
William CharltonSchool of Nuclear and Radiation Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78758-445, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the preparation of surfactant-assisted carbon nanotube dispersions using gum arabic, Triton X-100, and graphene oxide as dispersing agents for removing rare earth elements in an aqueous solution. The analytical tools, including (a) scanning electron microscopy and (b) neutron activation analysis, were utilized for qualitative and quantitative examinations, respectively. Neutron activation analysis was employed to quantitatively determine the percent of extraction of nuclides onto the carbon structure, while the images produced from the scanning electron microscope allowed the morphological structure of the surfactant-CNT complex to be analyzed. This report tested the effects responsible for nuclide removal onto CNTs, including the adsorbent to target mass ratio, the CNT concentration and manufacturing process, the pH, and the ionic radius. Observable trends in nuclide extraction were found for each parameter change, with the degree of dispersion displaying high dependency.

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carbon nanotubesdispersionextractiongraphene oxidegum arabicneutron activation analysisrare earth elementsscanning electron microscopysurfactantTriton X-100

Identifiers

PMID38202546
PMCPMC10780536

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