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Ahmed B, Ahmad Z, Khatoon A, Khan I, Shaheen N, Malik AA, Hussain Z, Khan MA. Recent developments and challenges in uranium extraction from seawater through amidoxime-functionalized adsorbents. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:103496-103512. [PMID: 37704807 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29589-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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As per statistical estimations, we have only around 100 years of uranium life in terrestrial ores. In contrast, seawater has viable uranium resources that can secure the future of energy. However, to achieve this, environmental challenges need to be overcome, such as low uranium concentration (3.3 ppb), fouling of adsorbents, uranium speciation, oceanic temperature, and competition between elements for the active site of adsorbent (such as vanadium which has a significant influence on uranium adsorption). Furthermore, the deployability of adsorbent under seawater conditions is a gigantic challenge; hence, leaching-resistant stable adsorbents with good reusability and high elution rates are extremely needed. Powdered (nanostructured) adsorbents available today have limitations in fulfilling these requirements. An increase in the grafting density of functional ligands keeping in view economic sustainability is also a major obstacle but a necessity for high uranium uptake. To cope with these challenges, researchers reported hundreds of adsorbents of different kinds, but amidoxime-based polymeric adsorbents have shown some remarkable advantages and are considered the benchmark in uranium extraction history; they have a high affinity for uranium because of electron donors in their structure, and their amphoteric nature is responsible for effective uranium chelation under a wide range of pH. In this review, we have mainly focused on recent developments in uranium extraction from seawater through amidoxime-based adsorbents, their comparative analysis, and problematic factors that are needed to be considered for future research.
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- Bilal Ahmed
- Department of Chemistry, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Havelian, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Separation Sciences for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Research Lab, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Havelian, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Havelian, Pakistan
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- School of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Havelian, Pakistan.
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Xie Y, Liu Z, Geng Y, Li H, Wang N, Song Y, Wang X, Chen J, Wang J, Ma S, Ye G. Uranium extraction from seawater: material design, emerging technologies and marine engineering. Chem Soc Rev 2023; 52:97-162. [PMID: 36448270 DOI: 10.1039/d2cs00595f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Uranium extraction from seawater (UES), a potential approach to securing the long-term uranium supply and sustainability of nuclear energy, has experienced significant progress in the past decade. Promising adsorbents with record-high capacities have been developed by diverse innovative synthetic strategies, and scale-up marine field tests have been put forward by several countries. However, significant challenges remain in terms of the adsorbents' properties in complex marine environments, deployment methods, and the economic viability of current UES systems. This review presents an up-to-date overview of the latest advancements in the UES field, highlighting new insights into the mechanistic basis of UES and the methodologies towards the function-oriented development of uranium adsorbents with high adsorption capacity, selectivity, biofouling resistance, and durability. A distinctive emphasis is placed on emerging electrochemical and photochemical strategies that have been employed to develop efficient UES systems. The most recent achievements in marine tests by the major countries are summarized. Challenges and perspectives related to the fundamental, technical, and engineering aspects of UES are discussed. This review is envisaged to inspire innovative ideas and bring technical solutions towards the development of technically and economically viable UES systems.
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- Yi Xie
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute, Beijing 100024, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. .,China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76201, USA
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- China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, 76201, USA
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Macroporous hydrogel membrane by cooperative reaming for highly efficient uranium extraction from seawater. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Yi Z, Junwen L, Sijin W, Haiming C. Ion-imprinted guanidine-functionalized zeolite molecular sieves enhance the adsorption selectivity and antibacterial properties for uranium extraction. RSC Adv 2022; 12:15470-15478. [PMID: 35693237 PMCID: PMC9121788 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01651f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The important properties in the development of adsorbents for uranium extraction from seawater include specific selectivity to uranium ions and anti-biofouling ability in the ocean environment. In this paper, we report a novel strategy for efficient selective extraction of uranium from aqueous solutions and good anti-bacterial properties by surface ion-imprinted zeolite molecular sieves. Guanidine-modified zeolite molecular sieves 13X (ZMS-G) were synthesized and used as the support for the preparation of uranium(vi) ion-imprinted adsorbents (IIZMS-G) by ligands with phosphonic groups. The prepared IIZMS-G adsorbent was characterized via Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The results showed that guanidine groups have been successfully introduced onto the support while its morphology structure was maintained. The adsorption performance and selectivity to U(vi) ions, antibacterial property, and reusability of IIZMS-G were evaluated. The results showed that the maximum adsorption capacity reached 141.09 mg g−1 when the initial concentration of metal ions was 50 mg L−1 at pH 6 and 20 °C. The adsorption process followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Langmuir adsorption isotherm model. The IIZMS-G exhibits an efficient selective adsorption of U(vi) ions from aqueous solutions with competing ions. In addition, the IIZMS-G exhibited excellent inhibitory effects on Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, and the inhibitory rate was 99.99% and 98.96% respectively. These results suggest that the prepared IIZMS-G adsorbent may promote the development strategy of novel high selectivity and antifouling adsorbents for uranium recovery from seawater. The important properties in the development of adsorbents for uranium extraction from seawater include specific selectivity to uranium ions and anti-biofouling ability in the ocean environment.![]()
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- Zhao Yi
- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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Shao D, Hou G, Chi F, Lu X, Ren X. Transformation details of poly(acrylonitrile) to poly(amidoxime) during the amidoximation process. RSC Adv 2021; 11:1909-1915. [PMID: 35424153 PMCID: PMC8693615 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra09096d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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During the amidoximation process, transformation details of poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) to poly(amidoxime) (PAO) is critical for optimizing amidoximation conditions, which determine the physicochemical properties and adsorption capabilities of PAO-based materials. Although the optimization of amidoximation conditions can be reported in the literature, a detailed research on the transformation is still missing. Herein, the effect of the amidoximation conditions (i.e. temperature, time, and NH2OH concentration) on the physicochemical properties and adsorption capabilities of PAO was studied in detail. The results showed that the extent of amidoximation reaction increased with increasing temperature, time, and NH2OH concentration. However, a considerably high temperature (>60 °C) and a considerably long time (>3 h) could result in the degradation and decomposition of PAO's surface topologies and functional groups, and then decrease its adsorption capability for U(vi). The optimal amidoximation condition was 3 h, 60 °C and 50 g L−1 NH2OH. At this condition, the PAO obtained presented the highest adsorption capability for U(vi) under experimental conditions. These results provide pivotal information on the transformation of PAO-based materials during the amidoximation process. During the amidoximation process, transformation details of poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) to poly(amidoxime) (PAO) is critical for optimizing amidoximation conditions, which determine the physicochemical properties and adsorption capabilities of PAO-based materials.![]()
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- Dadong Shao
- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing 210094 P R China
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- Institute of Resources and Environment, Henan Polytechnic University Jiaozuo 454000 P R China
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- Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 P R China
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- Fundamental Science on Nuclear Wastes and Environmental Safety Laboratory, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 P R China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Hefei 230031 P R China
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Han C, Yue Y, Xu X, Cai D, Liu Z, Chen S, Luo L, Xiao J, Wang D. Dual crosslinked polyamidoxime/alginate sponge for robust and efficient uranium adsorption from aqueous solution. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj04209a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A facile, low-cost, organic solvent-free fabrication strategy is developed to prepare a seawater-stable sponge adsorbent from a water-soluble precursor for highly efficient extraction of uranium from seawater and uranium-containing wastewater.
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- Caina Han
- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
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- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering
- Hainan University
- Haikou
- China
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea
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Pan HB, Wai CM, Kuo LJ, Gill GA, Wang JS, Joshi R, Janke CJ. A highly efficient uranium grabber derived from acrylic fiber for extracting uranium from seawater. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:2803-2810. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04562g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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An amidoxime and carboxylate containing chelating adsorbent derived from acrylic fiber shows a fast adsorption rate and high uranium and low vanadium adsorption capacities in real seawater tests.
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- Horng-Bin Pan
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Idaho
- Moscow
- USA
- LCW Supercritical Technologies
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Idaho
- Moscow
- USA
- LCW Supercritical Technologies
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- Marine Sciences Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Sequim
- USA
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- Marine Sciences Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Sequim
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Idaho
- Moscow
- USA
- LCW Supercritical Technologies
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Idaho
- Moscow
- USA
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Dai Z, Sun Y, Zhang H, Ding D, Li L. Rational Synthesis of Polyamidoxime/Polydopamine-Decorated Graphene Oxide Composites for Efficient Uranium(VI) Removal from Mine Radioactive Wastewater. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b03934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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- Zhongran Dai
- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defense for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defense for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defense for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defense for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defense for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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Wang X, Chen L, Wang L, Fan Q, Pan D, Li J, Chi F, Xie Y, Yu S, Xiao C, Luo F, Wang J, Wang X, Chen C, Wu W, Shi W, Wang S, Wang X. Synthesis of novel nanomaterials and their application in efficient removal of radionuclides. Sci China Chem 2019; 62:933-967. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1007/s11426-019-9492-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Yuan Y, Yu Q, Wen J, Li C, Guo Z, Wang X, Wang N. Ultrafast and Highly Selective Uranium Extraction from Seawater by Hydrogel‐like Spidroin‐based Protein Fiber. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201906191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Yihui Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL) Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37996 USA
- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266590 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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Yuan Y, Yu Q, Wen J, Li C, Guo Z, Wang X, Wang N. Ultrafast and Highly Selective Uranium Extraction from Seawater by Hydrogel‐like Spidroin‐based Protein Fiber. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:11785-11790. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201906191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yihui Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL) Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37996 USA
- College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Shandong University of Science and Technology Qingdao 266590 P. R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry China Academy of Engineering Physics Mianyang 621900 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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Yu Q, Yuan Y, Wen J, Zhao X, Zhao S, Wang D, Li C, Wang X, Wang N. A Universally Applicable Strategy for Construction of Anti-Biofouling Adsorbents for Enhanced Uranium Recovery from Seawater. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2019; 6:1900002. [PMID: 31380181 PMCID: PMC6662298 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201900002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The ocean reserves 4.5 billion tons of uranium and amounts to a nearly inexhaustible uranium supply. Biofouling in the ocean is one of the most severe factors that hazard uranium extraction and even cause the failure of uranium extraction. Therefore, development of uranium adsorbents with biofouling resistance is highly urgent. Herein, a strategy for constructing anti-biofouling adsorbents with enhanced uranium recovery capacity in natural seawater is developed. This strategy can be widely applied to modify currently available carboxyl-contained adsorbents, including the most popular amidoxime-based adsorbent and carboxyl metal organic framework adsorbent, using a simple one-step covalent cross-link reaction between the antibacterial compound and the adsorbent. The prepared anti-biofouling adsorbents display broad antibacterial spectrum and show more than 80% inhibition to the growth of marine bacteria. Benefitting from the tight covalent cross-link, the anti-biofouling adsorbents show high reusability. The modified amidoxime-based adsorbents show enhanced uranium recovery capacity both in sterilized and bacteria-contained simulated seawater. The anti-biofouling adsorbent Anti-UiO-66 constructed in this study exhibits 24.4% increased uranium recovery capacity, with a uranium recovery capacity of 4.62 mg-U per g-Ads, after a 30-day field test in real seawater, suggesting the strategy is a promising approach for constructing adsorbents with enhanced uranium extraction performance.
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- Qiuhan Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan UniversityHaikou570228P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan UniversityHaikou570228P. R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and ChemistryChina Academy of Engineering PhysicsMianyang621900P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan UniversityHaikou570228P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan UniversityHaikou570228P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan UniversityHaikou570228P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan UniversityHaikou570228P. R. China
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics and ChemistryChina Academy of Engineering PhysicsMianyang621900P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan UniversityHaikou570228P. R. China
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Synthesis of novel nanomaterials and their application in efficient removal of radionuclides. Sci China Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-019-9492-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Kopeć M, Lamson M, Yuan R, Tang C, Kruk M, Zhong M, Matyjaszewski K, Kowalewski T. Polyacrylonitrile-derived nanostructured carbon materials. Prog Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Ivanov AS, Parker BF, Zhang Z, Aguila B, Sun Q, Ma S, Jansone-Popova S, Arnold J, Mayes RT, Dai S, Bryantsev VS, Rao L, Popovs I. Siderophore-inspired chelator hijacks uranium from aqueous medium. Nat Commun 2019; 10:819. [PMID: 30778071 PMCID: PMC6379418 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08758-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Over millennia, nature has evolved an ability to selectively recognize and sequester specific metal ions by employing a wide variety of supramolecular chelators. Iron-specific molecular carriers—siderophores—are noteworthy for their structural elegance, while exhibiting some of the strongest and most selective binding towards a specific metal ion. Development of simple uranyl (UO22+) recognition motifs possessing siderophore-like selectivity, however, presents a challenge. Herein we report a comprehensive theoretical, crystallographic and spectroscopic studies on the UO22+ binding with a non-toxic siderophore-inspired chelator, 2,6-bis[hydroxy(methyl)amino]-4-morpholino-1,3,5-triazine (H2BHT). The optimal pKa values and structural preorganization endow H2BHT with one of the highest uranyl binding affinity and selectivity among molecular chelators. The results of small-molecule standards are validated by a proof-of-principle development of the H2BHT-functionalized polymeric adsorbent material that affords high uranium uptake capacity even in the presence of competing vanadium (V) ions in aqueous medium. Development of simple uranyl recognition motifs possessing siderophore-like binding strength and selectivity presents a challenge. Here the authors show a comprehensive theoretical and experimental study on uranyl binding with a polymeric adsorbent material decorated with a non-toxic siderophore inspired small molecule chelator.
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.,University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
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Priest C, Li B, Jiang DE. Understanding the Binding of a Bifunctional Amidoximate-Carboxylate Ligand with Uranyl in Seawater. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:12060-12066. [PMID: 30484640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b08345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Extracting uranium from seawater remains a formidable challenge because of its extremely low concentration of 3.3 ppb. State-of-the-art polymeric sorbents employ both amidoximate and carboxylate groups on the side chains to achieve optimal U uptake and selectivity, but little is known about the synergistic effect between the two functional groups in binding with uranyl. Herein, we simulated the binding of a model amidoximate-carboxylate bifunctional ligand with uranyl using a combination of theoretical methods. Gas-phase quantum-mechanical calculations showed a chelate binding of a η2 amidoximate and a monodentate carboxylate to uranyl. Ab initio molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in an explicit water solvation model confirmed the stability of the chelate mode. Classical MD and free-energy simulations in 0.5 M NaCl showed that the carboxylate group binds first to uranyl, leading to a loose intermediate state, and then, the amidoximate group binds, resulting in a more stable and tight chelate state. Binding of the second bifunctional ligand follows a similar process, and the two ligands prefer a trans configuration around the uranyl group. The simulated free energies indicate that the two bifunctional ligands bind with uranyl 55 kJ/mol stronger than the two ligands with only amidoximate groups. This work suggests an important synergy between amidoximate and carboxylate groups in binding uranyl.
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- Chad Priest
- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Riverside , California 92521 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Riverside , California 92521 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Riverside , California 92521 , United States
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Shao D, Wang X, Ren X, Hu S, Wen J, Tan Z, Xiong J, Asiri AM, Marwani HM. Polyamidoxime functionalized with phosphate groups by plasma technique for effective U(VI) adsorption. J IND ENG CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhu J, Liu Q, Liu J, Chen R, Zhang H, Yu J, Zhang M, Li R, Wang J. Novel Ion-Imprinted Carbon Material Induced by Hyperaccumulation Pathway for the Selective Capture of Uranium. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:28877-28886. [PMID: 30066564 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b09022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The development of nuclear energy is significant for resource sustainability. Uranium is the main nuclear fuel, and its effective absorption has captured the attention of researchers. In this study, the green technologies hyperaccumulation effect of the plant and ion-imprinted technology were used to prepare the uranium ion-imprinted hierarchically porous carbon material (II-HPC). At the same time, a nonimprinted hierarchically porous carbon (HPC) was prepared for comparison. The adsorption isotherm was fitted to the Langmuir model and maximum sorption capacity of II-HPC was 503.64 mg g-1 at 298 K. The kinetic data followed the pseudo-second-order model, indicating a dominant role of chemisorption. Initial studies were performed on a lab-scale simulated continuous-flow system for the adsorption kinetics testing of II-HPC in simulated seawater. The results showed that the amount of uranium adsorbed after 35 days was 0.379 mg g-1, which determined that II-HPC adsorbent is a potential material for enrichment of U(VI) from the seawater.
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- Jiahui Zhu
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Engineering University , Harbin 150001 , China
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- Harbin Engineering University Capital Management Co. Ltd , Harbin 150001 , China
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Engineering University , Harbin 150001 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Engineering University , Harbin 150001 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Engineering University , Harbin 150001 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Engineering University , Harbin 150001 , China
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- College of Science , Heihe University , Heihe 164300 , China
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- Harbin Engineering University Capital Management Co. Ltd , Harbin 150001 , China
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Engineering University , Harbin 150001 , China
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- Harbin Engineering University Capital Management Co. Ltd , Harbin 150001 , China
- College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering , Harbin Engineering University , Harbin 150001 , China
- College of Science , Heihe University , Heihe 164300 , China
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Synthesis and characterization of a novel core–shell magnetic nanocomposite via surface-initiated RAFT polymerization for highly efficient and selective adsorption of uranium(VI). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-018-5720-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wen J, Li Q, Li H, Chen M, Hu S, Cheng H. Nano-TiO2 Imparts Amidoximated Wool Fibers with Good Antibacterial Activity and Adsorption Capacity for Uranium(VI) Recovery. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b04380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Jun Wen
- Institute
of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Institute
of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
- Key
Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute
of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- National
Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute
of Nuclear Physics and Chemistry, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- National
Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Wang Y, Chen Y, Liu C, Yu F. High-efficiency enrichment of uranium(VI) from aqueous solution by hydromagnesite and its calcination products. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-017-5661-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Li B, Priest C, Jiang DE. Displacement of carbonates in Ca2UO2(CO3)3 by amidoxime-based ligands from free-energy simulations. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:1604-1613. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt03412a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Classical molecular dynamics simulations coupled with umbrella sampling reveal the atomistic processes and free-energy profiles of the displacement of carbonate groups in the Ca2UO2(CO3)3 complex by amidoxime-based ligands in a 0.5 M NaCl solution.
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- Bo Li
- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Riverside
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Riverside
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Riverside
- USA
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Synergistic effects of different co-monomers on the uranium adsorption performance of amidoximated polyethylene nonwoven fabric in natural seawater. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-017-5639-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Abney CW, Mayes RT, Saito T, Dai S. Materials for the Recovery of Uranium from Seawater. Chem Rev 2017; 117:13935-14013. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 428] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Carter W. Abney
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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Ladshaw AP, Wiechert AI, Das S, Yiacoumi S, Tsouris C. Amidoxime Polymers for Uranium Adsorption: Influence of Comonomers and Temperature. MATERIALS 2017; 10:ma10111268. [PMID: 29113060 PMCID: PMC5706215 DOI: 10.3390/ma10111268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Revised: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Recovering uranium from seawater has been the subject of many studies for decades, and has recently seen significant progress in materials development since the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has become involved. With DOE direction, the uranium uptake for amidoxime-based polymer adsorbents has more than tripled in capacity. In an effort to better understand how these new adsorbent materials behave under different environmental stimuli, several experimental and modeling based studies have been employed to investigate impacts of competing ions, salinity, pH, and other factors on uranium uptake. For this study, the effect of temperature and type of comonomer on uranium adsorption by three different amidoxime adsorbents (AF1, 38H, AI8) was examined. Experimental measurements of uranium uptake were taken in 1−L batch reactors from 10 to 40 °C. A chemisorption model was developed and applied in order to estimate unknown system parameters through optimization. Experimental results demonstrated that the overall uranium chemisorption process for all three materials is endothermic, which was also mirrored in the model results. Model simulations show very good agreement with the data and were able to predict the temperature effect on uranium adsorption as experimental conditions changed. This model may be used for predicting uranium uptake by other amidoxime materials.
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- Austin P Ladshaw
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.
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Chemical treatments on the cuticle layer enhancing the uranium(VI) uptake from aqueous solution by amidoximated wool fibers. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-017-5548-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Priest C, Li B, Jiang DE. Uranyl–Glutardiamidoxime Binding from First-Principles Molecular Dynamics, Classical Molecular Dynamics, and Free-Energy Simulations. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:9497-9504. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Chad Priest
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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Solvation of the vanadate ion in seawater conditions from molecular dynamics simulations. Inorganica Chim Acta 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2016.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zoppe JO, Ataman NC, Mocny P, Wang J, Moraes J, Klok HA. Surface-Initiated Controlled Radical Polymerization: State-of-the-Art, Opportunities, and Challenges in Surface and Interface Engineering with Polymer Brushes. Chem Rev 2017; 117:1105-1318. [PMID: 28135076 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 603] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical properties of interfaces and has given rise to great advances in surface and interface engineering. Polymer brushes are defined as thin polymer films in which the individual polymer chains are tethered by one chain end to a solid interface. Significant advances have been made over the past years in the field of polymer brushes. This includes novel developments in SI-CRP, as well as the emergence of novel applications such as catalysis, electronics, nanomaterial synthesis and biosensing. Additionally, polymer brushes prepared via SI-CRP have been utilized to modify the surface of novel substrates such as natural fibers, polymer nanofibers, mesoporous materials, graphene, viruses and protein nanoparticles. The last years have also seen exciting advances in the chemical and physical characterization of polymer brushes, as well as an ever increasing set of computational and simulation tools that allow understanding and predictions of these surface-grafted polymer architectures. The aim of this contribution is to provide a comprehensive review that critically assesses recent advances in the field and highlights the opportunities and challenges for future work.
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- Justin O Zoppe
- Institut des Matériaux and Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Laboratoire des Polymères Bâtiment MXD, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , Station 12 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Matériaux and Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Laboratoire des Polymères Bâtiment MXD, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , Station 12 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Matériaux and Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Laboratoire des Polymères Bâtiment MXD, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , Station 12 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Matériaux and Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Laboratoire des Polymères Bâtiment MXD, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , Station 12 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Matériaux and Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Laboratoire des Polymères Bâtiment MXD, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , Station 12 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institut des Matériaux and Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Laboratoire des Polymères Bâtiment MXD, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , Station 12 CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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