Simple and efficient ion imprinted polymer for recovery of uranium from environmental samples

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 728-736

  Pakade, V E ^a   Cukrowska, E M ^a   Darkwa, J ^b   Darko, G ^c   Torto, N ^c   Chimuka, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Complex samples; Ion imprinted polymer; Piperazine; Uranyl ion

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS PHASE; COMPLEX MATRICES; COMPLEX SAMPLES; CONTACT TIME; CROSSLINKING MONOMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; EXTRACTION EFFICIENCIES; HCL SOLUTION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; ION IMPRINTED POLYMER; ION IMPRINTED POLYMER MATERIALS; LEACHING SOLUTION; METHACRYLIC ACIDS; PIPERAZINE; PORE-SIZE ANALYSIS; POROGENIC SOLVENTS; QUANTITATIVE REMOVAL; RETENTION CAPACITY; SELECTIVE REMOVAL; SOLUTION PH; TERNARY COMPLEX; THERMAL COPOLYMERIZATION; URANYL IONS;

ETHANOL; LEACHING; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SORPTION; URANIUM; URANIUM ALLOYS;

IONS;

CHLORIDE; COBALT; COPPER; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IRON; MANGANESE; METHACRYLIC ACID; MONOMER; NICKEL; POLYMER; SOLVENT; SORBENT; URANIUM; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ETHANOL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; ORGANIC ACID; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; POLYMERIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLVENT; SURFACE AREA; URANIUM; VOLUME;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; ENVIRONMENT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; PH; POLYMERIZATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WASTE WATER; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; IONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERS; SOIL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

EID: 84857418024     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.911     Document Type: Article

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