Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater
Developing materials for uranium harvesting from seawater with high adsorption capacity remains challenging. Here, the authors develop a new protocol, by combining multi-scale computational simulations with the PET-RAFT polymerization, for rational design and precise synthesis of block copolymers wi...
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| author | Zeyu Liu Youshi Lan Jianfeng Jia Yiyun Geng Xiaobin Dai Litang Yan Tongyang Hu Jing Chen Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Gang Ye |
| author_facet | Zeyu Liu Youshi Lan Jianfeng Jia Yiyun Geng Xiaobin Dai Litang Yan Tongyang Hu Jing Chen Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Gang Ye |
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| description | Developing materials for uranium harvesting from seawater with high adsorption capacity remains challenging. Here, the authors develop a new protocol, by combining multi-scale computational simulations with the PET-RAFT polymerization, for rational design and precise synthesis of block copolymers with optimal architectures and atomic economy, achieving a capacity of 11.4 mg/g within 28 days. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8b2a57b279a4218a8b94cbed01c3cf42022-12-22T02:44:08ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-07-0113111210.1038/s41467-022-31360-xMulti-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawaterZeyu Liu0Youshi Lan1Jianfeng Jia2Yiyun Geng3Xiaobin Dai4Litang Yan5Tongyang Hu6Jing Chen7Krzysztof Matyjaszewski8Gang Ye9Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua UniversityChina Institute of Atomic Energy, Department of RadiochemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua UniversityCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityState Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua UniversityCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua UniversityCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua UniversityDepartment of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon UniversityCollaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua UniversityDeveloping materials for uranium harvesting from seawater with high adsorption capacity remains challenging. Here, the authors develop a new protocol, by combining multi-scale computational simulations with the PET-RAFT polymerization, for rational design and precise synthesis of block copolymers with optimal architectures and atomic economy, achieving a capacity of 11.4 mg/g within 28 days.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31360-x |
| spellingShingle | Zeyu Liu Youshi Lan Jianfeng Jia Yiyun Geng Xiaobin Dai Litang Yan Tongyang Hu Jing Chen Krzysztof Matyjaszewski Gang Ye Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater Nature Communications |
| title | Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater |
| title_full | Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater |
| title_fullStr | Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater |
| title_short | Multi-scale computer-aided design and photo-controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater |
| title_sort | multi scale computer aided design and photo controlled macromolecular synthesis boosting uranium harvesting from seawater |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31360-x |
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