Particulate and fibrous adsorbents with enriched amidoxime groups were synthesized by using a novel monomer N,NЈ-dipropionitrile acrylamide. The adsorption properties of amidoximated poly(N,NЈ-dipropionitrile acrylamide) [poly(DPAAm)] particles and a nonwoven fabric grafted with the same for UO 2 2ϩ , Pb 2ϩ , Cu 2ϩ, and Co 2ϩ at high concentrations were investigated by batch process. Metal ion adsorption studies were conducted from metal ion solutions with different initial concentrations (100 -1500 ppm). It was shown that particulated amidoximated poly-(DPAAm) has higher adsorption capacity than amidoximated nonwoven fabrics for all metal ions, especially for uranyl ions. The results of the adsorption studies showed that the interaction between UO 2 2ϩ and amidoximated groups agree with the Langmuir-type isotherm. From the Langmuir equation, the adsorption capacities were found as 400 mg UO 2 2ϩ /g dry amidoximated poly(DPAAm) and 250 mg UO 2 2ϩ /g dry amidoximated graft polymer.