Echinacea purpurea marc (EPM), a residual of echinacea herb after the extraction process, was used as a natural low-cost sorbent for competitive sorption of Eu(III), Co(II) and Cs(I) radionuclides. The EPM was ground to prepare it for use in the sorption process. The variables influencing the sorption process were assessed, including pH, contact time, concentrations of metal ions, and temperature. EPM was characterized by different analytical instruments such as FTIR, SEM, XRD, and DTA/TGA. pH 4.0 was selected as the ideal pH value for competitive sorption of the studied ions. Adsorption kinetics data found that the sorption followed a pseudo-second-order model. The adsorption isotherm data was significantly better suited by the Langmuir isotherms in the case of Eu(III) ions while following Freundlich in the case of Co(II) and Cs(I) ions. Positive ΔH values confirm the endothermic character of metal ion sorption onto EPM. The loading efficiencies of Eu(III), Co(II), and Cs(I) ions in the EPM column were 66.67%, 9.59%, and 4.81%, respectively. The EPM is a cost-effective and efficient separation of Eu(III) ions more than Cs(I) and Co(II) ions. Therefore, in the future, it will be a starting point for the separation of trivalent elements of lanthanide ions.
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