Nature Communications (Aug 2018)

99TcO4 − remediation by a cationic polymeric network

  • Jie Li,
  • Xing Dai,
  • Lin Zhu,
  • Chao Xu,
  • Duo Zhang,
  • Mark A. Silver,
  • Peng Li,
  • Lanhua Chen,
  • Yongzhong Li,
  • Douwen Zuo,
  • Hui Zhang,
  • Chengliang Xiao,
  • Jing Chen,
  • Juan Diwu,
  • Omar K. Farha,
  • Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt,
  • Zhifang Chai,
  • Shuao Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05380-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Direct removal of 99TcO4 − from highly radioactive and acidic nuclear waste solutions is beneficial for uranium and plutonium recovery and radioactive pollution control but this represents a huge challenge. Here the authors show a cationic polymeric network with high 99TcO4 − sorption capability and stability.