Nanocomposites of polyaniline functionalized graphene oxide: synthesis and application as a novel platform for removal of Cd(II), Eu(III), Th(IV) and U(VI) in water

The characterization of the nanocomposites (PANI@GO) by SEM, TEM, Raman and FT-IR indicated that the GO has been functionalized via PANI successfully. PANI@GO as a novel platform for the removal of Cd(II), Eu(III), Th(IV) and U(VI) from aqueous solutions, the uptake process was a spontaneous endothermic process, and is strongly dependent of pH but independent of ionic strength. The adsorption kinetic and isotherm were fitted well the Pseudo-second-order equation and Langmuir model. PANI@GO were recycled and re-used without significant loss of adsorption capacity, and real samples were also treated which showed that had little interference with the performance of it.