title: Evaluation of a beta-diketone-imbedded polyurethane foam.
abstract: A beta-diketone-imbedded polyurethane foam was made for the sorption of uranium from aqueous solutions. The incorporation of the beta-diketone functional group into the polyurethane foam was simple, and relatively inexpensive. The beta-diketone foam was ground to facilitate the evaluation of its ability to extract uranium from aqueous solutions with a wide range of temperature and pH values. The beta-diketone material showed superior extractability of uranium from solutions with pH 7 +/- 3. In general, the beta-diketone material showed greater extractability of uranium at all temperatures and pH values tested when compared to a blank polyurethane foam without the beta-diketone functional group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katragadda
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Gesser
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chow