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Zinc loaded amidoxime polyacrylonitrile porous resin microcapsules for uranium extraction from seawater

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In this study, a microcapsule resin grafted with amidoxime group was prepared by phase transformation method, and the microcapsule resin was loaded with zinc as an antibacterial agent. The final preparation of Zn@AO-PAN PMR enhanced the antibacterial ability of Zn@AO-PAN PMR in real seawater based on its good uranium adsorption performance. The theoretical maximum adsorption capacity of Zn@AO-PAN PMR in real seawater could reach 50.30 mg/g. At the same time, the loading of Zn don’t lose the adsorption capacity of the resin for U(VI). The antibacterial mechanism of Zn@AO-PAN PMR was explored using MAD.

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    Ziyang Wang, Xiangjian Meng, Ziyao Du, Siyi Wang, Huilian Mo, Chao Jiang, Jing Wang, Yu Zang & Suwen Chen

  3. School of Stomatology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, People’s Republic of China

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Wang, Z., Meng, X., Du, Z. et al. Zinc loaded amidoxime polyacrylonitrile porous resin microcapsules for uranium extraction from seawater. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 1225–1235 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08851-2

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