Uranium extraction from seawater: material design, emerging technologies and marine engineering

Y Xie, Z Liu, Y Geng, H Li, N Wang, Y Song… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Uranium extraction from seawater (UES), a potential approach to securing the long-term
uranium supply and sustainability of nuclear energy, has experienced significant progress in …

Materials for the recovery of uranium from seawater

CW Abney, RT Mayes, T Saito, S Dai - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
More than 1000× uranium exists in the oceans than exists in terrestrial ores. With nuclear
power generation expected to increase over the coming decades, access to this …

Uranium extraction from seawater by novel materials: A review

D Zhang, L Fang, L Liu, B Zhao, B Hu, S Yu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
There are abundant uranium resources in the ocean, from the perspective of resource
utilization and ecological environmental protection, seawater uranium extraction is a way to …

Recovery of uranium from seawater: a review of current status and future research needs

J Kim, C Tsouris, RT Mayes, Y Oyola… - Separation Science …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The recovery of uranium (U) from seawater has been investigated for over six decades in
efforts to secure uranium sources for future energy production. The majority of the research …

Radiation-grafted copolymers for separation and purification purposes: Status, challenges and future directions

MM Nasef, O Güven - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Functional copolymers obtained by modification of existing polymers using radiation
induced graft copolymerization are attractive materials due to their enhanced separation …

Amidoxime-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes by plasma techniques for efficient removal of uranium (VI)

Y Wang, Z Gu, J Yang, J Liao, Y Yang, N Liu… - Applied surface science, 2014 - Elsevier
A novel solid-phase extractant, amidoxime-grafted multiwalled carbon nanotubes (AO-g-
MWCNTs), has been synthesized using plasma techniques to selectively separate uranium …

Harnessing magnetically separable iron based adsorbents for enhanced uranium adsorption

M Sharma, P Dhiware, H Laddha, VC Janu… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy and environmental concerns have historically had an impact on the growth of
civilization. In the last several decades, nuclear power has advanced rapidly since clean …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of activated carbon adsorbent electrode for electrosorption-based uranium extraction from seawater

AF Ismail, MS Yim - Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
To support the use of nuclear power as a sustainable electric energy generating technology,
long-term supply of uranium is very important. The objective of this research is to investigate …

Synthesis, development, and testing of high-surface-area polymer-based adsorbents for the selective recovery of uranium from seawater

Y Oyola, CJ Janke, S Dai - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The ocean contains uranium with an approximate concentration of 3.34 ppb, which can
serve as an incredible supply source to sustain nuclear energy in the United States …

Characterization of uranium uptake kinetics from seawater in batch and flow-through experiments

J Kim, Y Oyola, C Tsouris, CR Hexel… - Industrial & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A laboratory study of uranium uptake from seawater has been conducted using batch and
flow-through recycling experiments. Uranium adsorption from seawater, using amidoxime …