“…In this current work, PVC- co -CPVC fiber is used as a backbone to graft AN and t BA via ATRP copolymerization for the preparation of uranium adsorbent fibers. Previous works on ATRP from a similar backbone polymer (PVC) included the grafting of various monomers (e.g., AN), , hydroethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, , 2-ethylhexylacrylate, , methyl methacrylate, , tert -butyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, poly(oxyethylene methacrylate), − acrylamide, N -vinylpyrrolidone, 4-vinylpyridine, styrene, and styrene sulfonic acid . All the PVC, partially dehydrochlorinated PVC, or poly(vinyl chloride- co -vinyl acetate) polymers used in the aforementioned study were in the form of powders, beads, films, sheets, or suspensions, but not fibers.…”