Researchers from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology (PW) have published an article in “Chemical Communications” describing research into a solution to remove toxic caesium from aqueous solutions.

Caesium is found at nuclear power plant disaster sites. In various forms, it is used, among other things, in cancer treatment, the pharmaceutical industry and even in dietary supplements. Meanwhile, it is dangerous to both humans and the environment.

In order to get rid of caesium’s toxicity, Dr Artur Kasprzak, began using sumanene – a relatively new and unknown compound – for this purpose. The PW scientist developed a new material – consisting of magnetic carbon nanoparticles with a cobalt core modified with sumanene. In this way, he developed a magnetic caesium nanoadsorbent.

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https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2023/cc/d3cc02657d