sorption of thorium using magnetic graphene oxide polypyrrole composite synthesized from water hyacinth roots

Polypyrrole magnetic graphene oxide (ppy/mgo) composites have been synthesized from a natural source (water hyacinth roots) using polymerization technique for th(iv) ions pre-concentration from aqueous solutions. the effects of controlling factor have been studied using the batch technique. the obtained results show that the maximum th(iv) adsorption capacity by ppy/mgo composite is 277.8 mg/g at ph 4, which is higher than traditional adsorbents. ppy/mgo composite also presents excellent regeneration/reuse property. the ppy/mgo was thoroughly characterized by a number of techniques namely, fourier transforms infrared, raman, as well as x-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric and energy-dispersive x-ray (edx). due to the high adsorption capacity of th (iv), ppy/mgo composite can be used in nuclear fuel achievement and for th(iv) environmental pollution cleanup.