Foam-based adsorbents having high adsorption capacities for recovering dissolved metals and methods thereof
US9044739B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2978
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Foam-based adsorbents and a related method of manufacture are provided. The foam-based adsorbents include polymer foam 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 foam-based adsorbents includes irradiating polymer foam, grafting with polymerizable reactive monomers, reacting with hydroxylamine, and conditioning with an alkaline solution. Foam-based adsorbents formed according to the present method demonstrated a significantly improved uranium adsorption capacity per unit weight over existing adsorbents.
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