Issue 1, 2024

Polyamidoxime (PAO) granules for solar-enhanced uranium extraction from seawater

Abstract

Extracting uranium (U(VI)) from seawater can effectively solve the shortage of uranium resources on land. The key to U(VI) extraction from seawater is preparing high performance U(VI) extraction materials. Although PAO based materials present outstanding performance in U(VI) extraction, their experimental adsorption capabilities are greatly restricted by its aggregation. To inhibit PAO aggregation, we used KMnO4 as a regulator to interfere with PAO aggregation in aqueous solutions, and the physicochemical properties of the obtained KMnO4@PAO were well characterized. Importantly, KMnO4@PAO also presents excellent photo-thermal conversion properties in various aqueous solutions, which are beneficial for U(VI) extraction. The adsorption properties of KMnO4@PAO for U(VI) under different solution conditions (pH, adsorption time, U(VI) ion concentration, and temperature) were studied by batch adsorption experiments. The results reveal that KMnO4@PAO presents excellent adsorption properties for U(VI), and its efficient photo-thermal conversion properties can increase solution temperature and U(VI) adsorption capability.

Graphical abstract: Polyamidoxime (PAO) granules for solar-enhanced uranium extraction from seawater

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Jul 2023
Accepted
10 Nov 2023
First published
24 Nov 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2024,3, 44-50

Polyamidoxime (PAO) granules for solar-enhanced uranium extraction from seawater

X. Zhang, Q. Gao and D. Shao, Environ. Sci.: Adv., 2024, 3, 44 DOI: 10.1039/D3VA00179B

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