发明名称 |
Powder-based adsorbents having high adsorption capacities for recovering dissolved metals and methods thereof |
摘要 |
A powder-based adsorbent and a related method of manufacture are provided. The powder-based adsorbent includes polymer powder with grafted side chains and an increased surface area per unit weight to increase the adsorption of dissolved metals, for example uranium, from aqueous solutions. A method for forming the powder-based adsorbent includes irradiating polymer powder, grafting with polymerizable reactive monomers, reacting with hydroxylamine, and conditioning with an alkaline solution. Powder-based adsorbents formed according to the present method demonstrated a significantly improved uranium adsorption capacity per unit weight over existing adsorbents. |
申请公布号 |
US9327267(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.05.03 |
申请号 |
US201514697711 |
申请日期 |
2015.04.28 |
申请人 |
UT-Battelle, LLC |
发明人 |
Janke Christopher J.;Dai Sheng;Oyola Yatsandra |
分类号 |
C08J9/00;C08J9/34;C08G61/04;B01J20/26;B01J20/28;B01J20/30;C22B60/02 |
主分类号 |
C08J9/00 |
代理机构 |
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP |
代理人 |
Warner Norcross & Judd LLP |
主权项 |
1. A method for forming a powder-based adsorbent for the recovery of metal ions from an aqueous solution, the method comprising:
exposing a polymer fiber to ionizing radiation, the polymer fiber defining a mean diameter of less than 15 microns; co-grafting polymerizable monomers containing nitrile and hydrophilic groups onto the irradiated polymer fiber to form grafted side chains; reacting the nitrile groups in the grafted side chains with a reagent to convert the nitrile groups into amidoxime groups; conditioning the polymer fiber with an alkaline solution; and grinding the co-grafted polymer fiber into polymer granules to form a powder-based adsorbent having grafted side chains with amidoxime groups. |
地址 |
Oak Ridge TN US |