Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.137, No.19, 6144-6147, 2015
Umbellate Distortions of the Uranyl Coordination Environment Result in a Stable and Porous Polycatenated Framework That Can Effectively Remove Cesium from Aqueous Solutions
Searching for new chemically durable and radiation-resistant absorbent materials for actinides and their fission products generated in the nuclear fuel cycle remain highly desirable, for both waste management and contamination remediation. Here we present a rare case of 3D utanyl organic framework material built through polycatenating of three sets of gtaphene-like layers, which exhibits significant umbellate distortions in the uranyl equatorial planes studied thoroughly by linear transit calculations. This unique structural arrangement leads to high beta and gamma radiation-resistance and chemical stability in aqueous solutions within a wide pH range from 3 to 12. Being equipped with the highest surface area among all actinide compounds known to date and completely exchangeable [(CH3)(2)NH2](+) cations in the structure, this material is able to selectively remove cesium from aqueous solutions while retaining the polycatenated framework structure.
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