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Preparation and characterization of surface imprinted polymer for selective sorption of uranium(VI)

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A new surface ion-imprinted polymer for the selective sorption of U(VI) from aqueous solution was prepared by copolymerization of a binary complex of U(VI) with methacrylic acid. The adsorption behavior of U(VI) onto the imprinted polymer was investigated by batch experiments and the results demonstrated that the maximum adsorption capacity of U(VI)-imprinted and non-imprinted polymers was found to be 35.92 and 22.58 mg g−1, respectively. The selectivity study revealed that the U(VI)-imprinted polymer exhibited excellent selectivity and affinity toward U(VI) in the presence of competitive metal ions.

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This study was supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Science (Grant No. XDA02030000) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11305244).

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  1. Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Jiading District, Shanghai, 201800, People’s Republic of China

    Hu Meng, Zheng Li, Fuyin Ma, Lina Jia, Xiaoning Wang, Wei Zhou & Lan Zhang

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

    Hu Meng, Fuyin Ma & Xiaoning Wang

  3. Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 201800, People’s Republic of China

    Hu Meng, Zheng Li, Fuyin Ma, Lina Jia, Xiaoning Wang, Wei Zhou & Lan Zhang

  4. Center for Excellence TMSR Energy System, Chinese Academy of Science, Shanghai, 201800, People’s Republic of China

    Hu Meng, Zheng Li, Fuyin Ma, Lina Jia, Xiaoning Wang, Wei Zhou & Lan Zhang

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Meng, H., Li, Z., Ma, F. et al. Preparation and characterization of surface imprinted polymer for selective sorption of uranium(VI). J Radioanal Nucl Chem 306, 139–146 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-015-4067-8

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