Fig. 8: Adsorption experiments in spiked uranium solution and real seawater. | Nature Communications

Fig. 8: Adsorption experiments in spiked uranium solution and real seawater.

From: Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater

Fig. 8

a Illustration of batch adsorption in U-spiked solution on a shaker operating at 200 rpm. b Adsorption capacity of the electrospun BCPs in U-spiked solution varying with contact time. c Equilibrium adsorption capacity of the electrospun BCPs with different block ratios. d Utilization rate of the AO ligands in the electrospun BCPs with different block ratios. e Illustration of real seawater adsorption test in a continuous-flow system. f Comparison of the adsorption capacity in real seawater for different AO-functionalized polymeric adsorbents, including the electrospun PAOm-b-PPEGMAn3 in this work (A), PE/PP-g-(PAO-co-PMA)57 (B), PP-g-(PAO-co-PMA)58 (C), PE-g-(PAO-co-PVPA)21 (D), PE-g-(PAO-co-PITA)20 (E), PAO/PVDF59 (F), PAO (PIDO NF)37 (G), PE/PP-g-PHEA-(PAA-co-PAO)27 (H), SMON-PAO60 (I), UHMWPE-g-PHEA-(PAO-co-PAA)35 (J), PAO-Alg NFs61 (K), and PAO-G-A36 (L).

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