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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 384, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2019.123240
Keywords
Sulfonated covalent organic framework; Thorium; Uranium; Rare earth; Separation
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- National Science Foundations of China [21871047, 21661001, U1832148]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province of China [20181ACB20003]
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Thorium, as a nuclear-power replacement for the uranium-based nuclear reactors and an effective avenue to produce uranium source, has become a key element for the increasing energy demand. However, we now are seriously restricted to gain thorium from mineral, due to co-existence of thorium, uranium, and rare earth elements. Accordingly, there is an urgent need to develop solid extraction technique with both large thorium adsorption capacity and high adsorption selectivity. In this work, a COF (covalent organic framework) adsorbent, namely [NH4](+)[COF-SO3-] was prepared for selective extraction of thorium from uranium, and rare earth elements. The selective adsorption towards Th(IV) is reflected on the large distribution coefficient (K-d) of 1.34 x 10(5) mL/g, the big difference up to two orders of magnitude in the adsorption capacity, and the high selectivity (more than nine). This ultrahigh Th(IV) capture up to 395 mg/g presents the largest value for Th(IV) adsorption by porous absorbents. Furthermore, the practical separation of Th(IV) from U(VI) and rare earth elements (Eu3+ and Ce3+) was for the first time executed by both the breakthrough experiment and membranebased separation experiment. Most importantly, upon this breakthrough separation a Th(VI) solution with high purity up to 93.5% was obtained.
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