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The complexation properties of PCS and poly (acrylic acid) sodium (PAAS) for lanthanum ions in the solution were compared at the same pH and room temperature. In addition, the frontier molecular orbital energies of polymer\u2013La complexes were calculated by the density functional theory method, which confirmed the complexation properties of the polymers to rare earths. 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