Abstract
ABSTRACT The poly(ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate) macroporous membranes (PEGMPmembrane) were prepared by grafting of ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate onto the poly(propylene) fibrous sheets using UV-irradiation and electron beam. The PEGMP-membrane samples thus prepared were characterized in terms of water uptake capacity, uranium uptake efficiency under seawater conditions, uranium distribution in the membrane samples, desorption and reusability of the membrane for uranium preconcentration. The uranium sorption capacity of the PEGMP membrane was found to be appropriate (1.4 × 10–3 mol/g) for using it in adsorptive mode for preconcentration of uranium from the lean aqueous feed. The functional group density based on the gravimetrically measured weight of PEGMP anchored in the membrane sample was calculated to be 3.2 × 10–3 mol/g. The comparison of expected functional group density and uranium uptake capacity seems to suggest that UO2 2+ forms complex with EGMP units in 1:2 proportion in the ...
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