Amidoximated cellulose fiber membrane for uranium extraction from simulated seawater. (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Ying; Zhang, Yaopeng; Li, Qian; Li, Yanxiang; Cao, Lixia; Li, Wangliang
• Is Part Of: Carbohydrate polymers. Volume 245(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Amidoxime -- Cellulose fiber -- Dynamic adsorption -- Membrane -- Uranium extraction; Polysaccharides -- Periodicals; Polysaccharides -- Periodicals; Polysaccharides -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 547.78
• DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116627
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0144-8617

Abstract

Graphical abstract: Highlights: PAO-CFs were prepared via graft polymerization and amidoxime-modification. The U(VI) adsorption capacity of PAO-CFs reached 52.88 mg g −1 . PAO-CFs membrane was fabricated for dynamic uranium extraction. The adsorption capacity reached 1.22 mg g −1 in 10 L simulated seawater. Uranyl complexes chelated with amidoximated cellulose fibers. Abstract: Uranium extraction from seawater is considered as an efficient strategy to meet the increasing demands of uranium. Amidoxime has been reported as one of the most efficient groups for uranium affinity. Herein, amidoximated cellulose fibers were synthesized by grafting polyacrylonitrile (PAN) onto cellulose fibers followed by amidoxime modification. The amidoximated cellulose fibers showed maximum adsorption capacity of 52.88 mg g −1 (pH = 5.0), and its static adsorption process was well fitted with Langmuir model and Pseudo-second-order kinetics. The adsorption mechanism was attributed to the chelating reaction between uranyl complexes and amidoximated cellulose fibers. The prepared fibers were further fabricated into nonwoven membrane for dynamic adsorption, and the breakthrough curves were well fitted to Dose-Response model. The amidoximated cellulose fiber membrane showed a good adsorption capacity of 1.22 mg g -1 at pH 8.0 after filtrating 10.0 L simulated seawater, demonstrating promising efficient engineering materials for uranium extraction from seawater.