Study on the mechanism of removing surface uranium pollution by polyvinyl alcohol foam gel/MOF-808 composite

AbstractA new polyvinyl alcohol foam gel/MOF-808 detergent was used to study the uranium removal process on the cement surface, and the mechanism was deeply analyzed. Through the mutual verification of XPS, infrared spectrum, XRD and SEM, it is confirmed for the first time that MOF-808 mainly relies on its own Zr-OH and carboxyl groups to remove uranyl ions in foam gel, rather than the carboxyl groups on the ligand. Foam gel combined with MOF-808 can improve the decontamination factor of cement surface by 37.3%, and the maximum removal rate of uranium pollution on cement surface can reach 68.1%.
Source: Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research