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A better way to extract uranium from seawater.

Authors :
Sparkes, Matthew
Source :
New Scientist. 12/4/2021, Vol. 252 Issue 3363, p9-9. 1/4p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article reports on a study, by Linsen Yang at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China and his colleagues, published in the journal "Nature Sustainability," which has created a polymer membrane inspired by the fractal-like nature of blood vessels which can absorb 20 times more uranium from seawater than previous approaches.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
252
Issue :
3363
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
153963512
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(21)02142-4