Extraction of Noble and Rare-Earth Metals from Aqueous Solutions by DNA Cross-Linked Hydrogels

Yuko Maeda; Anatoly Zinchenko; Larisa I Lopatina; Vladimir G Sergeyev; Shizuaki Murata

doi:10.1002/cplu.201300047

Extraction of Noble and Rare-Earth Metals from Aqueous Solutions by DNA Cross-Linked Hydrogels

Chempluschem. 2013 Jul;78(7):619-622. doi: 10.1002/cplu.201300047. Epub 2013 Apr 22.

Authors

Yuko Maeda¹, Anatoly Zinchenko¹, Larisa I Lopatina², Vladimir G Sergeyev³, Shizuaki Murata¹

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601 (Japan), Fax: (+81) 052-789-4765.
² Department of Colloid Science, Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991 (Russia).
³ Department of Polymer Science, Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991 (Russia).

PMID: 31986631
DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201300047

Abstract

Treasure trove: A method for the extraction of noble and rare-earth metals by a DNA cross-linked hydrogel, based on high DNA affinity to these elements, is described. The hydrogel is promising in applications for metal accumulation and recycling.

Keywords: DNA; gels; ion extraction; noble metals; rare earths.

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