Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

99TcO4 − removal from legacy defense nuclear waste by an alkaline-stable 2D cationic metal organic framework

  • Nannan Shen,
  • Zaixing Yang,
  • Shengtang Liu,
  • Xing Dai,
  • Chengliang Xiao,
  • Kathryn Taylor-Pashow,
  • Dien Li,
  • Chuang Yang,
  • Jie Li,
  • Yugang Zhang,
  • Mingxing Zhang,
  • Ruhong Zhou,
  • Zhifang Chai,
  • Shuao Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19374-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Separation of 99TcO4 − from nuclear waste at the Savannah River Site is hampered by the extreme conditions. Here, the authors propose a solution by developing an alkaline-resistant metal organic framework material featuring unique recognition sites for selective incorporation of 99TcO4 − anions.