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Metals have been incorporated into polymers in a variety of ways. In this study cobalt will be indirectly attached to a polymer matrix via cobalt diacarbollide. Cobalt dicarbollide, [(C2B9H11)2Co]_M+ (CoB2), is a sandwich molecule analagous to ferrocene where Co3+ is sandwiched between two carbollide (C2B9H11 =) cages as depicted in Figure 1. Cobalt dicarbollide has been chosen for its demonstrated ability to selectively extract cesium and strontium from solutions containing a mixture of metals. Unfortunately hazardous organic solvents such as nitrobenzene or ethyl acetate are utilized in the extraction process. It is hoped that by incorporating CoB2 into a polymer matrix that it will act as an ion exchange resin selective towards cesium and strontium, without the need of any organic solvents.
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Steckle, W.P., Duke, J.R., Jorgensen, B.S. (1996). Cobalt Dicarbollide Containing Polymer Resins for Cesium and Strontium Uptake. In: Pittman, C.U., Carraher, C.E., Zeldin, M., Sheats, J.E., Culbertson, B.M. (eds) Metal-Containing Polymeric Materials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0365-7_22
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