Polymer-Supported Bifunctional Amidoximes for the Sorption of Uranium from Seawater

• Published in: Industrial & engineering chemistry research Vol. 55; no. 15; pp. 4208 - 4216
• Main Authors: Alexandratos, Spiro D, Zhu, Xiaoping, Florent, Marc, Sellin, Remy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 20.04.2016
• Subjects: Affinity; Amines; DETA; Fibers; Ligands; Polyacrylonitriles; Sea water; Sorption

Bifunctional amidoxime fibers are synthesized from commercially available polyacrylonitrile as sorbents for the recovery of U­(VI) from seawater. The purpose of introducing a second ligand is to enhance the affinity of the amidoxime (AO) ligand via two possible mechanisms: by acting directly upon th...