Mussel-inspired dual-crosslinked polyamidoxime photothermal hydrogel with enhanced mechanical strength for highly efficient and selective uranium extraction from seawater
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL(2022)
摘要
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. pi-pi 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.
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Uranium extraction from seawater, Photothermal conversion, Polyamidoxime, Polydopamine, Hydrogel, Mechanical strength
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