A 3D hierarchical porous adsorbent constructed by cryo-polymerization for ultrafast uranium harvesting from seawater
Dagang Li, Yaozu Liao, Zheng Chen, Xixin Chang, Xu Zhang, Chongcheng Chen, Chang Cui, Zilei Zhang, Constantin Muhire, Weiwu Tang, Dongxiang Zhang, Jinying Li, Xiyan Xu
Abstract
Inspired by the folding of animal small intestines, a continuous 3D hierarchical porous uranium adsorbent was synthesized by one-step cryo-polymerization to achieve antibacterial and efficient uranium extraction from seawater.
Topics & Concepts
UraniumPorositySeawaterPolymerizationAdsorptionFolding (DSP implementation)Extraction (chemistry)Chemical engineeringMaterials sciencePorous mediumChemistryChromatographyPolymerMetallurgyOrganic chemistryGeologyComposite materialOceanographyEngineeringElectrical engineeringRadioactive element chemistry and processingChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationNuclear Materials and Properties