Issue 1, 2023

Regulating the preparation of antibacterial poly(amidoxime) for efficient uranium extraction from seawater

Abstract

Seawater is a huge store of uranium, and the related uranium retraction technology has become a critical step in the sustainable development of nuclear power. For obtaining uranium U(VI) from seawater cheaply and environmentally, we introduced K2FeO4 during the polyamidoxime (PAO) preparation process in water to endow PAO with high antibacterial and low agglomeration properties. In this reaction, only water was used as the solvent with the goal of extracting U(VI) from seawater in a low-cost, pollution-free manner. Studies showed that the adsorption of U(VI) on K2FeO4@PAO conformed to a pseudo-second-order model, and the maximum adsorption capacity calculated by the Langmuir model was 137 mg g−1 at 298 K and pH 8.2. Moreover, K2FeO4@PAO showed high selectivity for U(VI) compared with a range of metal ions. K2FeO4@PAO also showed good recyclability, and the recovery rate only decreased by 3% after six cycles. In addition, antibacterial experiments indicated that K2FeO4@PAO could effectively inhibit the growth of Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Vibrio alginolyticus (V. alginolyticus) that are commonly found in seawater.

Graphical abstract: Regulating the preparation of antibacterial poly(amidoxime) for efficient uranium extraction from seawater

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 May 2023
Accepted
29 May 2023
First published
20 Jul 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Appl. Polym., 2023,1, 46-54

Regulating the preparation of antibacterial poly(amidoxime) for efficient uranium extraction from seawater

X. Zhang and D. Shao, RSC Appl. Polym., 2023, 1, 46 DOI: 10.1039/D3LP00060E

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