Silver 2,4'-Bipyridine Coordination Polymer for the High-Capacity Trapping of Perrhenate, A Pertechnetate Surrogate.

Pertechnetate, the most stable form of the radionuclide Tc in aerobic aqueous systems, is a hazardous anion present in nuclear waste. Its high mobility in water makes the remediation of the anion challenging. In the past decade, significant effort has been placed into finding materials capable of adsorbing this species.