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 …

[HTML][HTML] Uranium in natural waters and the environment: Distribution, speciation and impact

PL Smedley, DG Kinniburgh - Applied Geochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentrations of U in natural waters are usually low, being typically less than 4 μg/L in
river water, around 3.3 μg/L in open seawater, and usually less than 5 μg/L in groundwater …

Ultra-highly efficient enrichment of uranium from seawater via studtite nanodots growth-elution cycle

P Gao, Y Hu, Z Shen, G Zhao, R Cai, F Chu, Z Ji… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Consecutive uranium extraction from seawater is a promising approach to secure the long-
term supply of uranium and the sustainability of nuclear energy. Here, we report an ultra …

Secondary metal ion-induced electrochemical reduction of U (VI) to U (IV) solids

X Liu, Y Xie, M Hao, Y Li, Z Chen, H Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Recent studies have shown that aqueous U (VI) ions can be transformed into U (VI)
precipitates through electrocatalytic redox reactions for uranium recovery. However, there …

Encapsulating carbon-coated nano zero-valent iron particles with biomass-derived carbon aerogel for efficient uranium extraction from uranium-containing wastewater

R Wang, M Li, T Liu, X Li, L Zhou, L Tang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Encapsulating nano zero-valent iron particles with biomass-derived carbon is a promising
strategy to achieve efficient uranium extraction by avoiding agglomeration and oxidation of …

Novel donor-acceptor-acceptor ternary conjugated microporous polymers with boosting forward charge separation and suppressing backward charge recombination …

F Yu, Z Zhu, S Wang, J Wang, Z Xu, F Song… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
The photoreduction of soluble U (VI) to insoluble U (IV) with conjugated microporous
polymers (CMPs) is a promising channel to remove uranium from radioactive wastewater …

In situ construction of MnIn2S4/Ti3C2Tx MXene Schottky junction composites for efficient photoreduction and recovery of U (VI)

Y Wang, L Qiu, S Bao, F Tian, L He, W Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photocatalytic reduction of soluble U (VI) to less soluble U (IV) is a plausible method to
remove the radioactive pollution while recovery uranium resource. Herein, MXene (Ti 3 C 2 …

Covalent organic framework modified carbon nanotubes for removal of uranium (VI) from mining wastewater

X Liu, X Wang, W Jiang, CR Zhang, L Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The wastewater containing uranium produced in the mining process is harmful to the
environment and life safety due to the inherent biotoxicity and radioactivity of uranium. In this …

Dual‐Site Trigger Electronic Communication Effects to Accelerate H2O2 Activation for Colorimetric Sensing of Uranyl Ions in Seawater

X Jia, L Jiao, R Li, C Chen, X Li, L Hu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient activation of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) through biomimetic catalysis still faces a
major challenge. In this work, inspired by the catalytic pocket of natural peroxidase, Cu …

New Strategy for the Persistent Photocatalytic Reduction of U(VI): Utilization and Storage of Solar Energy in K+ and Cyano Co‐Decorated Poly(Heptazine Imide)

J Wang, P Li, Y Wang, Z Liu, D Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The photocatalytic conversion of soluble U (VI) into insoluble U (IV) is a robust strategy to
harvest aqueous uranium, but remains challenging owing to the intermittent availability of …