Functional nanomaterials for selective uranium recovery from seawater: Material design, extraction properties and mechanisms

Y Wu, Y Xie, X Liu, Y Li, J Wang, Z Chen… - Coordination chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution and resource shortage are two major problems in the current world.
Nuclear energy, a green energy with high energy density, has attracted extensive attention …

Highly selective extraction of U (VI) from solutions by metal organic framework-based nanomaterials through sorption, photochemistry, and electrochemistry strategies

X Liu, Y Li, C Tan, Z Chen, H Yang, X Wang - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the rapid development of nuclear technology and peaceful utilization of nuclear energy,
plentiful U (VI) not only is required to be extracted from solutions for a sustainable nuclear …

Confining Ti-oxo clusters in covalent organic framework micropores for photocatalytic reduction of the dominant uranium species in seawater

S Zhang, L Chen, Z Qu, F Zhai, X Yin, D Zhang, Y Shen… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
Photocatalytic reduction is a promising strategy for uranium extraction from seawater.
However, due to the lack of accessible active sites, current photocatalysts work poorly under …

Zwitterion functionalized graphene oxide/polyacrylamide/polyacrylic acid hydrogels with photothermal conversion and antibacterial properties for highly efficient …

H Li, J Sun, S Qin, Y Song, Z Liu, P Yang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, graphene oxide (GO) and polyacrylamide/polyacrylic acid (PAM/PAA) are used
to prepare hydrogels with photothermal conversion properties for highly efficient uranium …

Cyano‐Functionalized Graphitic Carbon Nitride with Adsorption and Photoreduction Isosite Achieving Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater

E Hu, Q Chen, Q Gao, X Fan, X Luo… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Photocatalytic uranium extraction from seawater is an ideal strategy to obtain uranium
resources. Herein, the cyano‐functionalized graphitic carbon nitride (g‐C3N4‐CN) with an …

Two-dimensional sodium channels with high selectivity and conductivity for osmotic power generation from wastewater

T Huang, X Kan, J Fan, H Gao, L Yu, L Zhang, J Xia… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conducting target ions rapidly while rejecting rival ions efficiently is challenging yet highly
demanded for ion separation related applications. Two-dimensional (2D) channels are …

Electrochemical‐Mediated Regenerable FeII Active Sites for Efficient Uranium Extraction at Ultra‐Low Cell Voltage

Y Wang, Y Wang, M Song, S Chen… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nano‐reduced iron (NRI) is a promising uranium adsorbent due to its strong reducibility and
good selectivity, but it still faces the challenges of slow kinetics, limited and non‐renewable …

Selective extraction of uranium from seawater on amidoximated MXene/metal-organic framework architecture under an electric field

N Li, L Yang, R Su, N Shi, J Wu, J Zhao, L Wen… - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Seawater holds tremendous uranium resources, which can sustain the global nuclear
industry for thousands of years. However, the existing technologies for uranium extraction …

Bio-inspired functionalization of electrospun nanofibers with anti-biofouling property for efficient uranium extraction from seawater

D Chen, X Zhao, X Jing, R Zhao, G Zhu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of efficient adsorbents with anti-biofouling properties for uranium
extraction from seawater is highly attractive to meet the growing demands for energy …

In-situ constructing amidoxime groups on metal-free g-C3N4 to enhance chemisorption, light absorption, and carrier separation for efficient photo-assisted uranium (VI …

K Yu, Y Li, X Cao, R Wang, L Zhou, L Wu, N He… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of inexpensive and efficient semiconductor catalysts for photo-assisted
uranium extraction from seawater remains a huge challenge. Herein, we have successfully …