DNA nano-pocket for ultra-selective uranyl extraction from seawater

Yihui Yuan; Tingting Liu; Juanxiu Xiao; Qiuhan Yu; Lijuan Feng; Biye Niu; Shiwei Feng; Jiacheng Zhang; Ning Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19419-z

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

DNA nano-pocket for ultra-selective uranyl extraction from seawater

Yihui Yuan,
Tingting Liu,
Juanxiu Xiao,
Qiuhan Yu,
Lijuan Feng,
Biye Niu,
Shiwei Feng,
Jiacheng Zhang,
Ning Wang

Affiliations

Yihui Yuan: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University
Tingting Liu: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University
Juanxiu Xiao: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University
Qiuhan Yu: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University
Lijuan Feng: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University
Biye Niu: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University
Shiwei Feng: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University
Jiacheng Zhang: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University
Ning Wang: State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19419-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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The extraction of metals from seawater is an area of great potential; especially for the extraction of uranium. Here, the authors report on the synthesis of a DNA based uranium adsorbent with high selectivity and demonstrate the potential for the DNA based extraction of high-value soluble minerals from seawater.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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