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DESALINATION
卷 232, 期 1-3, 页码 243-253出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.09.019
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Amidoxime membrane; Pre-concentration; Uranium; Seawater; Sorption; Desorption
The amidoximated macroporous membranes (AO membranes) were prepared by post irradiation grafting of acrylonitrile (AN) onto thermally bonded non-woven matrix of poly(propylene) sheet using electron beams. These precursor membranes were reacted with hydroxylamine to convert AN to AO groups, and conditioned by treating them with 2.5% KOH at 80 degrees C for 1 h. The water uptake capacity in seawater, Na+-exchange capacity, and uranium loading capacity from seawater of AO membranes were found to be 200 +/- 10 wt.%, (3.1 +/- 0.2)x 10(-4) mol/g, and (1.60 +/- 0.18) x 10(-3) mol/g, respectively. The expected functional group density based on the degree of AN grafting (125 wt.%) and its subsequent conversion to AO groups (80%) was found to be 7.8 x 10(-3) mol/g. The comparison of the expected functional group density and uranium uptake capacity seems to suggest that UO22+ forms a complex with AO groups in 1:4 proportion. The uranium could be quantitatively desorbed (>90%) from the AO membrane in Na2CO3 and mineral acids like HCl in the equilibration times of 60 min and 40 min, respectively. Alkaline conditioning was found to be necessary for reuse of the membrane equilibrated with acid. However, AO membranes equilibrated with Na2CO3 could be reused without any conditioning for uranium sorption.
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