Synthesis and properties of strongly basic acrylate polyfunctional anion-exchange resin for uranium extraction

Abstract

Some studies on the synthesis of strongly basic acrylate polyfunctional anion-exchange resins designed for the extraction of uranium from uranium ore leaching solutions were performed. The alkylation reaction conditions providing the synthesis of a polyfunctional anion-exchange resin with 55% of strongly basic groups were determined. Its sorption properties were studied using model solutions. The capacity of the alkylated polyfunctional anion-exchange resin with respect to uranium was shown to be highly competitive with foreign analogues using the comparative analysis of its ion-exchange characteristics with the parameters of known ion-exchange resins.