High effectiveness of pure polydopamine in extraction of uranium and plutonium from groundwater and seawater

We demonstrate that complexation of pure polydopamine with uranium and plutonium species allows efficient retention of these actinides from groundwater and seawater.

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Published in:RSC advances 2019-01, Vol.9 (52)
Main Authors: Bliznyuk, Valery N., Kołacińska, Kamila, Pud, Alexander A., Ogurtsov, Nikolay A., Noskov, Yuriy V., Powell, Brian A., DeVol, Timothy A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chemistry
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Summary:We demonstrate that complexation of pure polydopamine with uranium and plutonium species allows efficient retention of these actinides from groundwater and seawater.
ISSN:2046-2069
2046-2069
DOI:10.1039/c9ra06392g