A highly regenerable phosphate-based adsorbent for Uranium in seawater: Characterization and performance assessment using ²³³U tracer

Adsorbents for the Uranium Capture from Seawater for a Clean Energy Source and Environmental Safety: A Review

“…Different preparation techniques such as chemical grafting, UV-mediated grafting, radiation-induced graft polymerization (RIGP), and free radical copolymerization have been used for the preparation of phosphate-possessing polymers. Among all of these RIGP has been considered the effective preparation technique for the development of uranium adsorbent. , Phosphorated cellulose has been considered a potential adsorbent for uranium extraction due to its low cost, its biodegradability, its high abundance, and the renewable features of cellulose . Cai et al reported phosphate-decorated carboxymethyl cellulose for the extraction of uranium, and the highest adsorption of uranium was due to the inner-sphere surface complexation between the phosphate and uranium ions .…”