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Finding poly(amidoxime) (PAO) based adsorbent with better performance in U(VI) extraction from seawater is a hot research topic. By employing plasma treatment, the bi-functionalized adsorbents containing amidoxime and phosphate (labelled as PO4/PAO) were successfully synthesized. The obtained PO4/PAO was characterized and applied for the potential extraction of U(VI) from aqueous solution. The results show that −PO4 enhanced the hydrophilicity of PAO. PO4/PAO possesses good selective sorption ability for U(VI) and excellent reusability. The findings is helpful to understand optimizing performance of PAO based adsorbents for uranium extraction from seawater.