Times of India · DistrictNews · 2026-09-06
China’s ‘chemical trap’ targets seawater uranium, beats US benchmark 8-fold
China’s ‘chemical trap’ targets seawater uranium, beats US benchmark 8-fold. The team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Qingdao recovered up to 50.4mg of uranium per gram of the material from natural seawater samples. The material, known as PhosCage, is a sponge-like molecular structure containing phosphate groups that chemically bind uranium.
Why it matters. Why it matters: China’s ‘chemical trap’ targets seawater uranium, beats US benchmark 8-fold.
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