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Mussel-inspired dual-crosslinked polyamidoxime photothermal hydrogel with enhanced mechanical strength for highly efficient and selective uranium extraction from seawater.
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Chemical Engineering Journal . Feb2022:Part 4, Vol. 430, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- [Display omitted] • Mussel-inspired photothermal PAO hydrogel adsorbents were successfully fabricated. • PDA contributes to excellent hydrophilicity and photothermal conversion capacity. • Light irradiation yields the high uranium sorption capacity of 12.67 mg-U/g-Ads. • Excellent adsorption selectivity towards U(VI) over V(V) can be obtained. • Fe3+ coordination endows with excellent tensile strength and self-recovery ability. The efficient development of selective adsorbents for uranium extraction from seawater is necessary for their potential application in nuclear power generation. The amidoxime-based adsorbents have been recognized as the potential candidates, whereas they still suffer from a much higher affinity towards V(V) present in the seawater over U(VI), leading to the extremely limited commercial use. In this work, we develop a novel mussel-inspired photothermal polyamidoxime (PAO) hydrogel adsorbent, in which polydopamine (PDA) chains are linked to PAO (PDA-PAO) via Michael addition. Dual-crosslinked Fe@PDA-PAO hydrogel structure is constructed by noncovalent bonds between the catechol of PDA chains (e.g. π-π stacking and hydrogen bonds) as well as ionic coordination of Fe3+. PDA contributes to the improved hydrophilicity and high photothermal conversion efficiency. As a result, after immersing in real seawater for 6 weeks, light-irradiated Fe@PDA-PAO hydrogel delivers high uranium sorption capacity (12.67 mg-U/g-Ads) together with high U/V mass ratios (1.17), which are superior to currently available hydrogel adsorbents. Meanwhile, Fe3+ coordination endows Fe@PDA-PAO hydrogel with excellent tensile strength and self-recovery ability, which are of great significance to withstand the harsh conditions of ocean environment for practical applications. The results presented here reveal that Fe@PDA-PAO hydrogel holds tremendous potential for practical applications in the uranium-selective extraction from seawater. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13858947
- Volume :
- 430
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Chemical Engineering Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 154145500
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.133182