A major challenge of uranium extraction from seawater (UES) is to effectively block the biofouling without destroying the ecological balance, especially prevent the attachment of macroalgae on the surface of the adsorbent. Herein, a robust montmorillonite-polydopamine/polyacrylamide nanocomposite hydrogel is reported by a two-step method, including PDA intercalation MMT and further free radical polymerization with AM monomers. The interpenetrating structure of hydrogel lead to high water permeability with the swelling ratio of 51, which could fully facilitate the internal accessible sites exposure and increase the uranium diffusion. As a result, a high adsorption capacity of 44 mg g was achieved in lab-scale dynamic adsorption. Most importantly, the prepared anti-biofouling hydrogel adsorbents display excellent anti-adhesion ability towards Nitzschia after 8 days contact. The adsorption capacity of uranium can reach 2130 μg g in algae-contained simulated seawater. This hydrogel also exhibited a long service life of acceptable mechanical strength and adsorption capacity after at least 6 adsorption-desorption cycles. This new anti-biofouling nanocomposite hydrogel shows great potential as a new generation adsorbent for UES.
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