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Alali KT, Tan S, Zhu J, Liu J, Yu J, Liu Q, Wang J. High mechanical property and hydrophilic electrospun poly amidoxime/poly acrylonitrile composite nanofibrous mats for extraction uranium from seawater. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 351:141191. [PMID: 38218238 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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Seawater reserves about 4.5 billion tons of uranium, if properly extracted, could be a sustainable green energy resource for hundreds of years, alternating its limited terrestrial ore and reducing the CO2 emitted from fossil fuels. The current seawater uranium adsorbents suffer neither economically viable nor adsorption efficiency, requiring more development to harvest satisfactorily uranium from seawater. Amidoxime-based fibrous adsorbents are the most promising adsorbents of seawater uranium due to abundant chelating sites. However, they suffer from severe shrinkage and stiffness once they dry, losing porous architecture and mechanical properties. Herein, an economical and scalable two-nozzle electrospinning technology was applied to produce poly amidoxime nanofibers (PAO NFs) supported by Poly acrylonitrile nanofibers (PAN NFs) as composite PAO/PAN nanofibrous mats with high structure stability. These PAO/PAN mats, with rapid wettability and excellent mechanical strength, show promising uranium adsorption capacities of 369.8 mg/g at seawater pH level, much higher than PAO and PAN NFs. The uranium adsorption capacity of the PAO/PAN mat reached 5.16 mg/g after 7 days of circulating (10 ppm uranium) spiked natural seawater. Importantly, the composite mat maintained its fibrous structure after five adsorption-desorption cycles with more than 80 % of its adsorption capacity, confirming its recyclability and stability. Therefore, the composite PAO/PAN mat fulfills the basic requirements for effectively and economically trapping uranium from seawater, which could be a matrix for further development.
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- Khaled Tawfik Alali
- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Material and Surface Technology, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China
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Shaikh N, Qian J, Kim S, Phan H, Lezama-Pacheco JS, Ali AMS, Cwiertny DM, Forbes TZ, Haes AJ, Cerrato JM. U(VI) binding onto electrospun polymers functionalized with phosphonate surfactants. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2022; 10:108448. [PMID: 36060014 PMCID: PMC9435318 DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2022.108448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We previously observed that phosphonate functionalized electrospun nanofibers can uptake U(VI), making them promising materials for sensing and water treatment applications. Here, we investigate the optimal fabrication of these materials and their mechanism of U(VI) binding under the influence of environmentally relevant ions (e.g., Ca2+ and CO 3 2 - ). We found that U(VI) uptake was greatest on polyacrylonitrile (PAN) functionalized with longer-chain phosphonate surfactants (e.g., hexa- and octadecyl phosphonate; HDPA and ODPA, respectively), which were better retained in the nanofiber after surface segregation. Subsequent uptake experiments to better understand specific solid-liquid interfacial interactions were carried out using 5 mg of HDPA-functionalized PAN mats with 10 μM U at pH 6.8 in four systems with different combinations of solutions containing 5 mM calcium (Ca2+) and 5 mM bicarbonate ( HCO 3 - ). U uptake was similar in control solutions containing no Ca2+ and HCO 3 - (resulting in 19 ± 3% U uptake), and in those containing only 5 mM Ca2+ (resulting in 20 ± 3% U uptake). A decrease in U uptake (10 ± 4% U uptake) was observed in experiments with HCO 3 - , indicating that UO2-CO3 complexes may increase uranium solubility. Results from shell-by-shell EXAFS fitting, aqueous extractions, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) indicate that U is bound to phosphonate as a monodentate inner sphere surface complex to one of the hydroxyls in the phosphonate functional groups. New knowledge derived from this study on material fabrication and solid-liquid interfacial interactions will help to advance technologies for use in the in-situ detection and treatment of U in water.
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- Nabil Shaikh
- Department of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, MSC01 1070, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA52242, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA52242, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Environmental Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA52242, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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- Department of Civil, Construction, & Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, MSC01 1070, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA
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Guo H, Mei P, Xiao J, Huang X, Ishag A, Sun Y. Carbon materials for extraction of uranium from seawater. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 278:130411. [PMID: 33831686 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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With the rapid growth of population and industrialization, the energy crisis and environmental pollution as two main difficulties urgently need to be solved nowadays. The development and utilization of nuclear energy is of great significance for solving energy support, national security and environmental protection. As the raw material of nuclear energy, a lot of uranium in seawater provide a guarantee for the sustainable and green development of nuclear power plants. Recently, various new carbon-based materials (e.g., carbon nanofibers, multiwalled carbon nanotube, graphene) have been attracted widely intense interest in extraction of uranium from seawater due to large specific surface area, excellent acid-base resistance, high adsorption performance, environmental friendly and low cost. Thus, the systematic reviews concerning the extraction of uranium from seawater on various carbon-based materials were highly desirable. In this review, the extraction methods of uranium from seawater, including electrochemical, photocatalytic and adsorption methods are briefly introduced. Then the application and mechanism of four generation carbon-based materials on the extraction of uranium from seawater are systematically reviewed in details. Finally, the current challenges and future trends of uranium extraction from seawaters are proposed. This review provides the guideline for designing carbon-based materials with high adsorption capacity and exceptional selectivity for U(VI) extraction from seawater.
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- Han Guo
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China.
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Badsha MAH, Khan M, Wu B, Kumar A, Lo IMC. Role of surface functional groups of hydrogels in metal adsorption: From performance to mechanism. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 408:124463. [PMID: 33189468 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Hydrogels have been studied quite intensively in recent decades regarding whether their metal adsorption abilities may be modified or even enhanced via functionalization (i.e., functionalizing the surfaces of hydrogels with specific functional groups). Studies have found that functionalizing hydrogels can in fact give them higher adsorptive power. This enhanced adsorptive performance is articulated in this paper through critically reviewing more than 120 research articles in such terms as the various techniques of synthesizing functionalized hydrogels, the roles that specific functional groups play on adsorption performance, selectivity, reusability, as well as on adsorption mechanism. Moreover, this critical review offers insight into future designs of functionalized hydrogels with specific metal adsorption capabilities.
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- Mohammad A H Badsha
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China; Institute for Advanced Study, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
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Enhancing U(VI) adsorptive removal via amidoximed polyacrylonitrile nanofibers with hierarchical porous structure. Colloid Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-020-04764-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mehrani Z, Ebrahimzadeh H, Moradi E, Yamini Y. Using three-dimensional poly (vinyl alcohol)/sodium hexametaphosphate nanofiber as a non-toxic and efficient nanosorbent for extraction and recovery of Lanthanide ions from aqueous solutions. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.112925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Johns A, Qian J, Carolan ME, Shaikh N, Peroutka A, Seeger A, Cerrato JM, Forbes TZ, Cwiertny DM. FUNCTIONALIZED ELECTROSPUN POLYMER NANOFIBERS FOR TREATMENT OF WATER CONTAMINATED WITH URANIUM. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE : WATER RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY 2020; 6:622-634. [PMID: 34306712 PMCID: PMC8297917 DOI: 10.1039/c9ew00834a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Uranium (U) contamination of drinking water often affects communities with limited resources, presenting unique technology challenges for U6+ treatment. Here, we develop a suite of chemically functionalized polymer (polyacrylonitrile; PAN) nanofibers for low pressure reactive filtration applications for U6+ removal. Binding agents with either nitrogen-containing or phosphorous-based (e.g., phosphonic acid) functionalities were blended (at 1-3 wt.%) into PAN sol gels used for electrospinning, yielding functionalized nanofiber mats. For comparison, we also functionalized PAN nanofibers with amidoxime (AO) moieties, a group well-recognized for its specificity in U6+ uptake. For optimal N-based (Aliquat® 336 or Aq) and P-containing [hexadecylphosphonic acid (HPDA) and bis(2-ethylhexyl)phosphate (HDEHP)] binding agents, we then explored their use for U6+ removal across a range of pH values (pH 2-7), U6+ concentrations (up to 10 μM), and in flow through systems simulating point of use (POU) water treatment. As expected from the use of quaternary ammonium groups in ion exchange, Aq-containing materials appear to sequester U6+ by electrostatic interactions; while uptake by these materials is limited, it is greatest at circumneutral pH where positively charged N groups bind negatively charged U6+ complexes. In contrast, HDPA and HDEHP perform best at acidic pH representative of mine drainage, where surface complexation of the uranyl cation likely drives uptake. Complexation by AO exhibited the best performance across all pH values, although U6+ uptake via surface precipitation may also occur near circumneutral pH value and at high (10 μM) dissolved U6+ concentrations. In simulated POU treatment studies using a dead-end filtration system, we observed U removal in AO-PAN systems that is insensitive to common co-solutes in groundwater (e.g., hardness and alkalinity). While more research is needed, our results suggest that only 80 g (about 0.2 lbs.) of AO-PAN filter material would be needed to treat an individual's water supply (contaminated at ten-times the U.S. EPA Maximum Contaminant Level for U) for one year.
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- Adam Johns
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, 4105 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, 4105 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, 4105 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, 4105 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa, 4105 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, 251 North Capitol Street, Chemistry Building - Room W195, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
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Wang FF, Zhang HM, Wang Q, Fang CC, Zhang R, Wang P, Zhang Y. Preparation and Characterization of AMT/Co(acac) 3-Loaded PAN/PS Micro-Nanofibers with Large through-Pores. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2019; 14:290. [PMID: 31432276 PMCID: PMC6702242 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3059-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This study focused on the fabrication and characterization of ammonium metatungstate hydrate (AMT) combined with cobalt(III) acetylacetonate (Co(acac)3)-loaded electrospun micro-nanofibers. The morphologies, structures, element distribution, through-pore size, and through-pore size distribution of AMT/Co(acac)3-loaded PAN/PS micro-nanofibers were investigated by a combination of field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), flourier transformation infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS), through-pore size analyzer, and so on. These micro-nanofibers have many advantages in their potential application as electro-catalysts. The porous and large thorough-pore will benefit for effective electrolyte penetration, in addition to promoting gas bubbles evolving and releasing from catalyst surface timely.
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- Fei-Fei Wang
- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Liu S, Ouyang J, Luo J, Sun L, Huang G, Ma J. Removal of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution using graphene oxide functionalized with diethylenetriaminepentaacetic phenylenediamine. J NUCL SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/00223131.2018.1439415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Shujuan Liu
- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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- Fundamental Science on Radioactive Geology and Exploration Technology Laboratory, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, China
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Lu X, Zhang D, Tesfay Reda A, Liu C, Yang Z, Guo S, Xiao S, Ouyang Y. Synthesis of Amidoxime-Grafted Activated Carbon Fibers for Efficient Recovery of Uranium(VI) from Aqueous Solution. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b02690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xin Lu
- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 102488, People’s Republic of China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 102488, People’s Republic of China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 102488, People’s Republic of China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 102488, People’s Republic of China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 102488, People’s Republic of China
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- School
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 102488, People’s Republic of China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275 (26), Beijing 102413, People’s Republic of China
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- China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275 (26), Beijing 102413, People’s Republic of China
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Ren J, Yan C, Liu Q, Yang Q, Lu G, Song Y, Li Y. Preparation of amidoxime-modified polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous adsorbents for the extraction of copper(II) and lead(II) ions and dye from aqueous media. J Appl Polym Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/app.45697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Jing Ren
- College of Chemistry; Jilin University; Changchun 130061 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology; Jilin 132022 China
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- College of Chemistry; Jilin University; Changchun 130061 China
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- College of Chemistry; Jilin University; Changchun 130061 China
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- College of Chemistry; Jilin University; Changchun 130061 China
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- College of Chemistry; Jilin University; Changchun 130061 China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology; Jilin 132022 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology; Jilin 132022 China
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- College of Chemistry; Jilin University; Changchun 130061 China
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