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Carbonate-H2O2 Leaching for Sequestering Uranium from Seawater...

Publication Type
Journal
Journal Name
Dalton Transactions
Publication Date
Page Numbers
10713 to 10718
Volume
43
Issue
28

Uranium adsorbed on amidoxime-based polyethylene fiber in simulated seawater can be quantitatively eluted at room temperature using 1M Na2CO3 containing 0.1 M H2O2. This efficient elution process is probably due to formation of an extremely stable uranyl-peroxo-carbonato complex in the carbonate solution. After washing with water, the sorbent can be reused with little loss of uranium loading capacity. Possible existence of this stable uranyl species in ocean water is also discussed.