Investigation of Uranium Recovery from Dilute Aqueous Solutions Using Silk Fibroin
Book chapter > Chapter Other Book · 1994
Authors: Mahmut Ali Asker ASLANİ, Meral Eral
Nuclear Analytical Methods in the Life Sciences 1994, Chapter Other Book, Humana Press, B, International, 1994, pp 737-743, ,
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-6025-5_86
Summary
The uranium uptake ability of silk fibroin was investigated. High ability to uptake uranium from nonsaline water containing 2.500 mg of uranium was observed with the silk fibroin tested. The uranium uptake was very rapid and was dependent on pH, uranium concentration, temperature, and retention time. Almost all uranium taken up is easily eluted with 1 mol/L CH 3 COONH 4 . This biomatrix, therefore, appears to have potential for use in a commercial process for uranium recovery from uranium-containing waste water.