Molecularly imprinted polyacrylonitrile adsorbents for the capture of Cs|[plus]| ions

Polymeric materials can be directly converted into molecular recognition materials by applying alternative molecular imprinting. This is expected to produce adsorbents that can specifically adsorb cesium ions. To this end, a polymeric adsorbent was converted from polyacrylonitrile, adopting cesium chloride as a print molecule. As a result, Cs+-recognition sites were formed in the presence of CsCl during the adsorbent preparation process. The adsorbents obtained in the present study are expected to be useful as specific adsorbents for capturing the nuclear waste, Cs+.