Control of Swelling of the Hydrophilic Amidoxime Chelating Resin

Studies on the Extraction of Uranium form Sea Water by the Sythetic Polymer Adsorbent (Part 4)

Abstract

We have been making a study on the physicochemical properties of the amidoxime type chelating resins to enhance the rate of uranium adsorption per volume. Amidoxime resins crosslinked with both TEGDM and DVB were synthesized. Their adsorptive properties of uranium from sea water were examined. The resin, which was crosslinked with 13 wt% TEGDM and 27wt% DVB, showed the highest uranium adsorption rate per volume from sea water.