Advanced photocatalysts for uranium extraction: elaborate design and future perspectives

T Chen, K Yu, C Dong, X Yuan, X Gong, J Lian… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nuclear energy has been regarded as one of the promising energy sources to replace
traditional fossil fuels due to its advantages of high energy density and carbon-free …

Removal and recovery of aqueous U (VI) by heterogeneous photocatalysis: Progress and challenges

Y Ye, J Jin, F Chen, DD Dionysiou, Y Feng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapidly expanding implementations of nuclear power technology, the contamination
of the aquatic environment by uranium is a rising environmental problem. Photocatalytic …

Photochemically triggered self-extraction of uranium from aqueous solution under ambient conditions

Y Hu, D Tang, Z Shen, L Yao, G Zhao… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic extraction of uranium from nuclear wastewater and seawater is a highly
promising strategy to avoid environmental pollution and effectively recover uranium …

Ternary boron carbon nitrides hollow nanotubes with tunable pn homojunction for photo-assisted uranium extraction: a combined batch, EXAFS and DFT calculations

T Chen, T Liu, L Zhou, M Li, Q Meng, K Yu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Light-driven catalysis-assisted uranium extraction from seawater opens up a promising
avenue to enhance the extraction capacity, kinetics, and selectivity for uranium removal …

Carboxyl groups on g-C3N4 for boosting the photocatalytic U (VI) reduction in the presence of carbonates

P Li, Y Wang, J Wang, L Dong, W Zhang, Z Lu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic U (VI) reduction provides a promising strategy for extracting uranium from
seawater. However, seawater contains~ 2.75 mM carbonates, which would seriously inhibit …

MXene-Derived 3D Defect-Rich TiO2@Reduced Graphene Oxide Aerogel with Ultrafast Carrier Separation for Photo-Assisted Uranium Extraction: A Combined Batch …

T Chen, P He, T Liu, L Zhou, M Li, K Yu… - Inorganic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Encapsulation of nano-semiconductor materials in three-dimensional (3D) adsorbents to
build a typical semiconductor-adsorbent heterostructure is a forward-looking strategy for …

Ultrafast recovery of aqueous uranium: Photocatalytic U (VI) reduction over CdS/g-C3N4

P Li, J Wang, Y Wang, L Dong, W Wang, R Geng… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The photocatalysis can be used as an effective strategy for separating aqueous uranium.
However, the low reaction efficiency of the photocatalytic system in open air strongly …

In situ synthesis of bi-functional NH2-Ti2C3Tx@ COF Schottky heterojunction through interfacial electron effects for enhancing U (VI) photoreduction

YG Wang, W Jiang, X Liu, L Zhang, RP Liang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reduction of soluble U (VI) to insoluble U (IV) is considered as a promising strategy to avoid
uranium contamination. Herein, a bi-functional covalent organic framework based …

Applications of anodized TiO2 nanotube arrays on the removal of aqueous contaminants of emerging concern: a review

Y Feng, HHM Rijnaarts, D Yntema, Z Gong… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) in various water bodies and the
associated threats to eco-system and human society have raised increasing concerns. To …

Tunable mesoporous g-C3N4 nanosheets as a metal-free catalyst for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic reduction of U (VI)

J Wang, Y Wang, W Wang, Z Ding, R Geng, P Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although photocatalytic reduction has been proven to be a green, efficient, and economical
strategy for uranium (VI) extraction from water, it faces several challenges, such as low …