Theoretical insights into selective extraction of uranium from seawater with tetradentate N,O-mixed donor ligands
Xuefei Luan, Cong‐Zhi Wang, Qun‐Yan Wu, Jian‐Hui Lan, Zhifang Chai, Liangshu Xia, Wei‐Qun Shi
Abstract
in seawater. This is mainly attributed to the metal ion size-based selectivity and structural preorganization of the ligands. These results demonstrate that the backbone of these ligands affect their extraction behaviors. It is expected that this work might prove useful in designing efficient ligands for uranium extraction from seawater.
Topics & Concepts
UraniumExtraction (chemistry)SeawaterChemistryCombinatorial chemistryNuclear chemistryChromatographyMaterials scienceGeologyMetallurgyOceanographyRadioactive element chemistry and processingChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationAnalytical chemistry methods development