Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel.
2The KCuHCF embedded PVA-Citric acid hydrogel adsorbent was synthesized through a facile twostep method for the selective and rapid Cs + removal.
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Highlights The HPC was synthesized by a noble solvent-assisted method. The HPC showed superior Cs + removal capacity of 667 mg/g KCuHCF. The HPC retained remarkable Cs + removal efficiency of 99.5 % in 30 min. In a wide pH range from 2 to 10, the HPC displayed stable Cs + removal effi ciency. Moreover, the adsorbent revealed stable and high Cs + removal efficiency of 99.9 % across a wide pH range from 2 to 10. The kinetics of Cs + removal was remarkably rapid with 99.5% removal achieved within 30 min from a dilute Cs + solution (9.18 ppm). When using seawater, the HPC exhibited almost unaltered Cs + removal efficiency above 99.5 %, and high distribution coefficient K d value of 7.7 10 5 mL/g at an extremely low Cs + concentration (0.67 ppm, V/m = 1000 ml/g), whichhighlighted the tremendous affinity for Cs + .5