Zinc loaded amidoxime polyacrylonitrile porous resin microcapsules for uranium extraction from seawater

In this study, a microcapsule resin grafted with amidoxime group was prepared by phase transformation method, and the microcapsule resin was loaded with zinc as an antibacterial agent. The final preparation of Zn@AO-PAN PMR enhanced the antibacterial ability of Zn@AO-PAN PMR in real seawater based on its good uranium adsorption performance. The theoretical maximum adsorption capacity of Zn@AO-PAN PMR in real seawater could reach 50.30 mg/g. At the same time, the loading of Zn don’t lose the adsorption capacity of the resin for U(VI). The antibacterial mechanism of Zn@AO-PAN PMR was explored using MAD.