The P

4

-fibre adsorbent exhibits high adsorption capacity and high adsorption rate for U. The uranium adsorbed can be readily desorbed by a mixture solution of Na

2

CO

3

and NaC1. The influnce of the common ions on the ability of p

4

-fibre to adsorbing U is not critical except Fe

3+

Al

3+

and

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. It is suitable to use P

4

-fibre as an excellent adsorbent to recovery uranium from waste water in industry and mining.