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 …

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

Y **e, 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 …

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 …

Highly efficient electrocatalytic uranium extraction from seawater over an amidoxime‐functionalized In–N–C catalyst

X Liu, Y **e, M Hao, Z Chen, H Yang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Seawater contains uranium at a concentration of≈ 3.3 ppb, thus representing a rich and
sustainable nuclear fuel source. Herein, an adsorption–electrocatalytic platform is …

Modulating uranium extraction performance of multivariate covalent organic frameworks through donor–acceptor linkers and amidoxime nanotraps

M Hao, Y **e, X Liu, Z Chen, H Yang, GIN Waterhouse… - JACS au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) can be designed to allow uranium extraction from
seawater by incorporating photocatalytic linkers. However, often sacrificial reagents are …

Functionalized iron–nitrogen–carbon electrocatalyst provides a reversible electron transfer platform for efficient uranium extraction from seawater

H Yang, X Liu, M Hao, Y **e, X Wang, H Tian… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Uranium extraction from seawater provides an opportunity for sustainable fuel supply to
nuclear power plants. Herein, an adsorption–electrocatalysis strategy is demonstrated for …

Innovative Conversion Strategy for Wastewater with One‐Pot Uranium Extraction and Valuable Chemical Production by a Smart COF Photocatalyst

L Guo, Y Yang, L Gong, Q Zhang, Y Liao… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental protection and resource reclamation make the extraction of uranium from
uranium‐containing wastewater be a key role in the nuclear chemistry and industry …

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 …

Strategies for designing highly efficient adsorbents to capture uranium from seawater

Y Li, Y Zheng, Z Ahamd, L Zhu, J Yang, J Chen… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mining uranium from seawater using highly efficient adsorbents has been redeemed as one
of the most urgent demands for sustainable nuclear power. However, it remains a formidable …

Extremely stable amidoxime functionalized covalent organic frameworks for uranium extraction from seawater with high efficiency and selectivity

G Cheng, A Zhang, Z Zhao, Z Chai, B Hu, B Han, Y Ai… - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Uranium extraction from seawater is of strategic significance for nuclear power generation.
Amidoxime-based functional adsorbents play indispensable roles in the recovery of …