title: Investigation of uranium recovery from dilute aqueous solutions using silk fibroin.
abstract: 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 CH3COONH4. This biomatrix, therefore, appears to have potential for use in a commercial process for uranium recovery from uranium-containing waste water.
authors.affiliation: Ege University, Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aslani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eral
mesh_terms: D005349:Fibroins / Q000737:chemistry; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D019476:Insect Proteins; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D047011:Silk; D012996:Solutions; D013696:Temperature; D014501:Uranium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D019476:Insect Proteins; D011506:Proteins; D047011:Silk; D012996:Solutions; D014501:Uranium; D005349:Fibroins