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

Y Wu, Y **e, 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 …

A critical review of uranium contamination in groundwater: treatment and sludge disposal

TP Gandhi, PV Sampath, SM Maliyekkal - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Dissolved uranium in groundwater at high concentrations is an emerging global threat to
human and ecological health due to its radioactivity and chemical toxicity. Uranium can …

A review of environmental aspect of rare earth element extraction processes and solution purification techniques

D Talan, Q Huang - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Rare earth elements (REEs) are vital for the technology, military, and defense industries.
They have been recognized as critical due to potential scarcity, supply constraints, and lack …

Efficient U(VI) Reduction and Sequestration by Ti2CTx MXene

L Wang, H Song, L Yuan, Z Li, Y Zhang… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Although reduction of highly mobile U (VI) to less soluble U (IV) has been long considered
an effective approach to in situ environmental remediation of uranium, candidate reducing …

Radioactive waste treatments by using zeolites. A short review

M Jiménez-Reyes, PT Almazán-Sánchez… - Journal of environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Radionuclides in the environment is an important issue, many techniques have been
developed for the removal of radionuclides from the environment. One of those techniques is …

Hydrothermal fabrication of phytic acid decorated chitosan-graphene oxide composites for efficient and selective adsorption of uranium (VI)

H **a, Q Ren, J Lv, Y Wang, Z Feng, Y Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
An innovative chitosan/graphene oxide composite containing phytic acid (PCG) was
fabricated directly by a single hydrothermal reaction using graphene oxide, chitosan, and …

In situ growth of ZIF-8 on PAN fibrous filters for highly efficient U (VI) removal

C Wang, T Zheng, R Luo, C Liu, M Zhang… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Global environmental challenges especially nuclear pollution pose a great threat to human
health and public safety. Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with high surface area and …

Sorption and reduction of hexavalent uranium by natural and modified silicate minerals: A review

G Yang - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
In the context of rising anthropogenic activities and world conflicts, there is an urgent need
for energy supply, such as nuclear power from uranium minerals. Nonetheless, uranium is …

Investigation of uranium (VI) adsorption by polypyrrole

S Abdi, M Nasiri, A Mesbahi, MH Khani - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the adsorption of uranium (VI) ions on the
polypyrrole adsorbent. Polypyrrole was synthesized by a chemical method using …

Fabrication of a phosphorylated graphene oxide–chitosan composite for highly effective and selective capture of U (VI)

Y Cai, C Wu, Z Liu, L Zhang, L Chen, J Wang… - Environmental …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Uranium is not only a strategic resource for nuclear power but also a highly toxic
contaminant in the environment. Although a series of traditional capturing materials …