Recyclable Robust Plastic Scintillation Resin Achieving the Exceptional Separation and Detection of Technetium‐99

Rapid detection and absorption of <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub> <sup>⁻</sup> contamination in the environment are critical due to its high radioactivity, long half-life, and significant environmental mobility. Resins have been demonstrated effective bifunctional properties for both the detection and separation of <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub> <sup>⁻</sup>. However, the poor stability of these compounds limits their practical application. Here, a chemical grafting strategy is presented to synthesize ultra-stable plastic scintillation resin, in which 4-vinylpyridine and divinylbenzene are cross-linked as matrix polymer to withstand extreme conditions and a fluorophore "shield" to convert beta radiation into detectable signals. As expected, the as-obtained resin exhibits a high adsorption capacity of 549.2 mg g<sup>⁻¹</sup> for <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub> <sup>⁻</sup> with a rapid kinetic response of just 10 min as well as superior selectivity at 1000 times excess of interfering ions and full reusability. Moreover, it showed remarkable stability under 800 kGy, 3.0 mol L<sup>-1</sup> HNO<sub>3</sub> or 2.5 L solution continuous leaching, consistently maintaining high separation and detection efficiency after recycling 10 times. This strategy paves a new way to develop stable resin for the rapid capture and accurate measurement of <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub> <sup>⁻</sup>, which owns great potential for practical application.

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Advanced Science
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2024-11-05
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https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202411523
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Radioactive element chemistry and processing
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Recyclable Robust Plastic Scintillation Resin Achieving the Exceptional Separation and Detection of Technetium‐99

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Rapid detection and absorption of <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub> <sup>⁻</sup> contamination in the environment are critical due to its high radioactivity, long half-life, and significant environmental mobility. Resins have been demonstrated effective bifunctional properties for both the detection and separation of <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub> <sup>⁻</sup>. However, the poor stability of these compounds limits their practical application. Here, a chemical grafting strategy is presented to synthesize ultra-stable plastic scintillation resin, in which 4-vinylpyridine and divinylbenzene are cross-linked as matrix polymer to withstand extreme conditions and a fluorophore "shield" to convert beta radiation into detectable signals. As expected, the as-obtained resin exhibits a high adsorption capacity of 549.2 mg g<sup>⁻¹</sup> for <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub> <sup>⁻</sup> with a rapid kinetic response of just 10 min as well as superior selectivity at 1000 times excess of interfering ions and full reusability. Moreover, it showed remarkable stability under 800 kGy, 3.0 mol L<sup>-1</sup> HNO<sub>3</sub> or 2.5 L solution continuous leaching, consistently maintaining high separation and detection efficiency after recycling 10 times. This strategy paves a new way to develop stable resin for the rapid capture and accurate measurement of <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub> <sup>⁻</sup>, which owns great potential for practical application.

Advanced ScienceVol. 12(1)
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (CN), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN), Lanzhou University (CN)
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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