Harnessing waste PET bottles for sustainable Ca-MOF synthesis: a high-efficiency adsorbent for uranium and thorium
Manish Sharma, Anshika Anshika, Priya Vrat Sharma, Vikash Chandra Janu, Ragini Gupta
Abstract
The contamination of water sources by radioactive elements like uranium and thorium presents significant environmental and health challenges. To resolve this issue waste derived calcium MOF has been developed using waste PET bottle and marble slurry.
Topics & Concepts
ThoriumUraniumAdsorptionWaste managementNuclear chemistryEnvironmental scienceRadiochemistryChemistryMaterials scienceEngineeringOrganic chemistryMetallurgyRadioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear Materials and PropertiesChemical Synthesis and Characterization