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Liu Z, Dai Y, Han X, Hou C, Li K, Li Y, Wang H, Zhang Q. CoFe hydroxide towards CoP 2-FeP 4 heterojunction for efficient and long-term stable water oxidation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 676:937-946. [PMID: 39068838 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.07.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Electrochemical water splitting stands out as a promising avenue for green hydrogen production, yet its efficiency is fundamentally governed by the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). In this work, we investigated the growth mechanism of CoFe hydroxide formed by in situ self-corrosion of iron foam for the first time and the significant influence of dissolved oxygen in the immersion solution on this process. Based on this, the CoP2-FeP4/IF heterostructure catalytic electrode demonstrates exceptional OER activity in a 1 M KOH electrolyte, with an overpotential of only 253 ± 4 mV (@10 mA cm-2), along with durability exceeding 1000 h. Density functional theory calculations indicate that constructing heterojunction interfaces promotes the redistribution of interface electrons, optimizing the free energy of adsorbed intermediate during the water oxidation process. This research highlights the importance of integrating self-corroding in-situ growth with interface engineering techniques to develop efficient water splitting materials.
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- Zhi Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Advanced Glasses Manufacturing Technology, MOE, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China; Engineering Research Center of Advanced Glasses Manufacturing Technology, MOE, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Zhang QY, Zhang LJ, Zhu JQ, Gong LL, Huang ZC, Gao F, Wang JQ, Xie XQ, Luo F. Ultra-selective uranium separation by in-situ formation of π-f conjugated 2D uranium-organic framework. Nat Commun 2024; 15:453. [PMID: 38212316 PMCID: PMC10784586 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44663-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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With the rapid development of nuclear energy, problems with uranium supply chain and nuclear waste accumulation have motivated researchers to improve uranium separation methods. Here we show a paradigm for such goal based on the in-situ formation of π-f conjugated two-dimensional uranium-organic framework. After screening five π-conjugated organic ligands, we find that 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol would be the best one to construct uranium-organic framework, thus resulting in 100% uranium removal from both high and low concentration with the residual concentration far below the WHO drinking water standard (15 ppb), and 97% uranium capture from natural seawater (3.3 ppb) with a record uptake efficiency of 0.64 mg·g-1·d-1. We also find that 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol can overcome the ion-interference issue such as the presence of massive interference ions or a 21-ions mixed solution. Our finds confirm the superiority of our separation approach over established ones, and will provide a fundamental molecule design for separation upon metal-organic framework chemistry.
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- Qing Yun Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- State Key Laboratory of NBC Protection for Civilian, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- Key Laboratory of Interfacial Physics and Technology, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Carbonhydrate Synthesis, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330027, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, East China University of Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China.
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Li Y, Huang T, Liu X, Chen Z, Yang H, Wang X. Sorption-catalytic reduction/extraction of hexavalent Cr(VI) and U(VI) by porous frameworks materials. Sep Purif Technol 2023; 314:123615. [DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Li Y, Huang T, Liu X, Chen Z, Yang H, Wang X. Sorption-catalytic reduction/extraction of hexavalent Cr(VI) and U(VI) by porous frameworks materials. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Zhao J, Lyu C, Zhang R, Han Y, Wu Y, Wu X. Self-cleaning and regenerable nano zero-valent iron modified PCN-224 heterojunction for photo-enhanced radioactive waste reduction. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 442:130018. [PMID: 36155301 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The expansion of large-scale nuclear power causes a substantial volume of radioactive wastewater containing uranium to be released into the environment. Because of uranium's toxicity and bioaccumulation, it is critical to develop the efficient and sustainable materials for selective removal of uranium (VI). Herein, a regenerable anti-biofouling nano zero-valent iron doped porphyrinic zirconium metal-organic framework (NZVI@PCN-224) heterojunction system was successfully fabricated. Due to the Schottky-junction effect at the NZVI/MOF interface, the NZVI nanomaterial immobilized on PCN-224 could improve interfacial electron transfer and separation efficiency, and enhance entire reduction of highly soluble U(VI) to less soluble U(IV), involving photocatalytic reduction and chemical reduction. Meanwhile, the photocatalytic effect also prompts the NZVI@PCN-224 to produce more biotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), resulting in high anti-microbial and anti-algae activities. Under dark conditions, NZVI@PCN-224 with a large specific surface area could provide sufficient oxo atoms as the uranium binding sites and show the highest uranium-adsorbing capability of 57.94 mg/g at pH 4.0. After eight adsorption-desorption cycles, NZVI@PCN-224 still retained a high uranium adsorption capacity of 47.98 mg/g and elimination efficiency (91.72%). This sorption/reduction/anti-biofouling synergistic strategy of combining chelation, chemical reduction and photocatalytic performance inspires new insights for highly efficient treatment of liquid radioactive waste.
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- Jing Zhao
- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Hainan Province, Collaborative Innovation Center of One Health, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Hainan Province, Collaborative Innovation Center of One Health, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Hainan Province, Collaborative Innovation Center of One Health, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Hainan Province, Collaborative Innovation Center of One Health, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Key Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering of Hainan Province, Collaborative Innovation Center of One Health, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China; Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Cao X, Yu K, Zhang Y, Li N, Wang P, Zhou L, Gong X, Wang H, Yang F, Zhu W, He R. Efficient Strategy for U(VI) Photoreduction: Simultaneous Construction of U(VI) Confinement Sites and Water Oxidation Sites. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:1063-1072. [PMID: 36542096 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c17849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Reduction of hexavalent uranium [U(VI)] by the photocatalytic method opens up a novel way to promote the selectivity, kinetics, and capacity during uranium removal, where organic molecules act as the sacrificial agents. However, the addition of sacrificial agents can cause a secondary environmental pollution and increase the cost. Here, a UiO-66-based photocatalyst (denoted as MnOx/NH2-UiO-66) simultaneously with efficient U(VI) confinement sites and water oxidation sites was successfully developed, achieving excellent U(VI) removal without sacrificial agents. In MnOx/NH2-UiO-66, the amino groups served as efficient U(VI) confinement sites and further decreased the U(VI) reduction potential. Besides, MnOx nanoparticles separated the photogenerated electron-hole pairs and provided water oxidation sites. The U(VI) confinement sites and water oxidation sites jointly promoted the U(VI) photoreduction performance of MnOx/NH2-UiO-66, resulting in the removal ratio of MnOx/NH2-UiO-66 for U(VI) achieving 97.8% in 2 h without hole sacrifice agents. This work not only provides an effective UiO-66-based photocatalyst but also offers a strategy for effective U(VI) photoreduction.
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- Xin Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
- CGN Isotope (Mian yang) Co., Ltd., Mianyang621024, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Laser Fusion, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang621900, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-military Integration Institute, School of National Defence & Technology, School of Materials and Chemistry, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang621010, Sichuan, P. R. China
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High Efficiency Uranium(VI) Removal from Wastewater by Strong Alkaline Ion Exchange Fiber: Effect and Characteristic. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15020279. [PMID: 36679159 PMCID: PMC9863957 DOI: 10.3390/polym15020279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In this study, we analyzed the removal efficiency of uranium(U(VI)) in wastewater at relatively low concentrations using strong alkaline ion exchange fiber (SAIEF). Static tests showed that the strong alkali fibers can purify U(VI) containing wastewater in a concentration range of 20-100 mg L-1 with an optimal pH of 10.5 and contact time of 15-30 min. Adsorption and desorption cycling tests indicated that, adsorbed uranium is easily desorbed by 0.1 mol L-1 HCl, and the fiber still maintained the original adsorption efficiency after eight cycles. According to dynamic penetration test results, the SAIEF saturation adsorption capacity was 423.9 mg g-1, and the effluent concentration of uranium through two series columns was less than 0.05 mg L-1, reaching the national standard for non-receiving water (GB23727-2009) SEM-EDS and FTIR analysis revealed that the functional group of SAIEF is CH2N+(CH3)3Cl-. Addotionally, the major forms of fiber exchange adsorption are (UO2)2CO3(OH)3-, UO2(CO)34- and UO2(OH)3-. The results indicate that the SAIEF is an excellent material for uranium removal.
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Hypercrosslinked phenylalaninol for efficient uranium adsorption from water. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Zhu L, Zhang C, Qin F, Ma F, Bi C, Zhu R, Liu L, Bai J, Dong H, Satoh T. Amidoxime-modified Hypercrosslinked Porous Poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile) Adsorbent with Tunable Porous Structure for Extracting Uranium Efficiently from Seawater. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wang Y, Lin Z, Zhu J, Liu J, Yu J, Liu Q, Chen R, Li Y, Wang J. Co-construction of molecular-level uranyl-specific "nano-holes" with amidoxime and amino groups on natural bamboo strips for specifically capturing uranium from seawater. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 437:129407. [PMID: 35749900 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Efficiently capturing of uranium (VI) [U(VI)] from seawater elicits unparalleled attraction for sustaining the uplifted requirement for nuclear fuel. However, obtaining the abundant U(VI) resource from seawater has always seriously restricted by competitive adsorption from higher concentrations of competitors, especially vanadium (V) [V(V)]. Herein, based on amidoximized natural bamboo strips with hierarchical porous structure, the molecular-level uranyl-specific "nano-holes" was co-constructed by the intramolecular hydrogen bonds for specifically trapping U(VI) from seawater. Manipulating the branched degrees of amino groups enabled the creation of a series of the molecular-level uranyl-specific "nano-holes" that exhibit ultrahigh affinity and selective adsorption of U(VI) with a adsorption capacity 1.8 fold higher compared to that of V(V) after 30 days floating in the Yellow Sea basin, conquering the long-term challenge of the competitive adsorption of V(V) for amidoxime-based adsorbents applied to extract U(VI) from seawater. The diameter of the molecular-level uranyl-specific "nano-holes" is approximately 12.07 Å, significantly larger than (UO2)3(OH)3+ (10.37 Å) and smaller than HV10O285-, thereby exhibiting specifically trapping of U(VI) in a series of adsorption experiments with different U(VI)-V(V) ratios. Besides, the adsorption model based on the combination of experimental and theoretical results is accompanied by "hydrogen bond breaking and coordination bond formation".
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- Ying Wang
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Hainan Harbin Institute of Technology Innovation Research Institute Co., Ltd., Hainan 572427, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Institute of Advanced Marine Materials, Harbin Engineering University, 150001, China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Institute of Advanced Marine Materials, Harbin Engineering University, 150001, China
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Liu X, Xie Y, Hao M, Chen Z, Yang H, Waterhouse GIN, Ma S, Wang X. Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Uranium Extraction from Seawater over an Amidoxime-Functionalized In-N-C Catalyst. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2201735. [PMID: 35713266 PMCID: PMC9376814 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202201735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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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 developed for uranium extraction from seawater, comprising atomically dispersed indium anchored on hollow nitrogen-doped carbon capsules functionalized with flexible amidoxime moieties (In-Nx -C-R, where R denotes amidoxime groups). In-Nx -C-R exhibits excellent uranyl capture properties, enabling a uranium removal rate of 6.35 mg g-1 in 24 h, representing one of the best uranium extractants reported to date. Importantly, In-Nx -C-R demonstrates exceptional selectivity for uranium extraction relative to vanadium in seawater (8.75 times more selective for the former). X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) reveals that the amidoxime groups serve as uranyl chelating sites, thus allowing selective adsorption over other ions. XAS and in situ Raman results directly indicate that the absorbed uranyl can be electrocatalytically reduced to an unstable U(V) intermediate, then re-oxidizes to U(VI) in the form of insoluble Na2 O(UO3 ·H2 O)x for collection, through reversible single electron transfer processes involving InNx sites. These results provide detailed mechanistic understanding of the uranium extraction process at a molecular level. This work provides a roadmap for the adsorption-electrocatalytic extraction of uranium from seawater, adding to the growing suite of technologies for harvesting valuable metals from the earth's oceans.
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- Xiaolu Liu
- College of Environmental Science and EngineeringNorth China Electric Power UniversityBeijing102206P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and EngineeringNorth China Electric Power UniversityBeijing102206P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and EngineeringNorth China Electric Power UniversityBeijing102206P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and EngineeringNorth China Electric Power UniversityBeijing102206P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and EngineeringNorth China Electric Power UniversityBeijing102206P.R. China
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and NanotechnologySchool of Chemical SciencesThe University of AucklandAuckland1142New Zealand
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of North TexasDentonTX76201USA
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- College of Environmental Science and EngineeringNorth China Electric Power UniversityBeijing102206P.R. China
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Liu X, Xie Y, Hao M, Chen Z, Yang H, Waterhouse GIN, Ma S, Wang X. Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Uranium Extraction from Seawater over an Amidoxime‐Functionalized In–N–C Catalyst. ADVANCED SCIENCE 2022; 9. [DOI: doi.org/10.1002/advs.202201735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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- Xiaolu Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P.R. China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P.R. China
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- MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology School of Chemical Sciences The University of Auckland Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas Denton TX 76201 USA
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering North China Electric Power University Beijing 102206 P.R. China
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Li HJ, Shen SP, Tang G, Li JJ, Lyu XF, Zhu LJ, Jiang F, Chen YQ, Yue J, Chen Z. Nanocasting construction of few-graphene-layers carbon with tunable layer spacing as ultra-stable anode for sodium-ion batteries. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Feng L, Yuan Y, Yan B, Feng T, Jian Y, Zhang J, Sun W, Lin K, Luo G, Wang N. Halogen hydrogen-bonded organic framework (XHOF) constructed by singlet open-shell diradical for efficient photoreduction of U(VI). Nat Commun 2022; 13:1389. [PMID: 35296676 PMCID: PMC8927584 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29107-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Synthesis of framework materials possessing specific spatial structures or containing functional ligands has attracted tremendous attention. Herein, a halogen hydrogen-bonded organic framework (XHOF) is fabricated by using Cl- ions as central connection nodes to connect organic ligands, 7,7,8,8-tetraaminoquinodimethane (TAQ), by forming a Cl-···H3 hydrogen bond structure. Unlike metallic node-linked MOFs, covalent bond-linked COFs, and intermolecular hydrogen bond-linked HOFs, XHOFs represent a different kind of crystalline framework. The electron-withdrawing effect of Cl- combined with the electron-rich property of the organic ligand TAQ strengthens the hydrogen bonds and endows XHOF-TAQ with high stability. Due to the production of excited electrons by TAQ under light irradiation, XHOF-TAQ can efficiently catalyze the reduction of soluble U(VI) to insoluble U(IV) with a capacity of 1708 mg-U g-1-material. This study fabricates a material for uranium immobilization for the sustainability of the environment and opens up a new direction for synthesizing crystalline framework materials.
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- Lijuan Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, P. R. China.
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Feng L, Wang H, Feng T, Yan B, Yu Q, Zhang J, Guo Z, Yuan Y, Ma C, Liu T, Wang N. In Situ Synthesis of Uranyl‐Imprinted Nanocage for Selective Uranium Recovery from Seawater. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Lijuan Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL) Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37996 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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Bi C, Zheng B, Yuan Y, Ning H, Gou W, Guo J, Chen L, Hou W, Li Y. Phosphate group functionalized magnetic metal-organic framework nanocomposite for highly efficient removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution. Sci Rep 2021; 11:24328. [PMID: 34934053 PMCID: PMC8692531 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03246-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The phosphate group functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as the adsorbent for removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution still suffer from low adsorption efficiency, due to the low grafting rate of groups into the skeleton structure. Herein, a novel phosphate group functionalized metal-organic framework nanoparticles (denoted as Fe3O4@SiO2@UiO-66-TPP NPs) designed and prepared by the chelation between Zr and phytic acid, showing fast adsorption rate and outstanding selectivity in aqueous media including 10 coexisting ions. The Fe3O4@SiO2@UiO-66-TPP was properly characterized by TEM, FT-IR, BET, VSM and Zeta potential measurement. The removal performance of Fe3O4@SiO2@UiO-66-TPP for U(VI) was investigated systematically using batch experiments under different conditions, including solution pH, incubation time, temperature and initial U(VI) concentration. The adsorption kinetics, isotherm, selectivity studies revealed that Fe3O4@SiO2@UiO-66-TPP NPs possess fast adsorption rates (approximately 15 min to reach equilibrium), high adsorption capacities (307.8 mg/g) and outstanding selectivity (Su = 94.4%) towards U(VI), which in terms of performance are much better than most of the other magnetic adsorbents. Furthermore, the adsorbent could be reused for U(VI) removal without obvious loss of adsorption capacity after five consecutive cycles. The research work provides a novel strategy to assemble phosphate group-functionalized MOFs.
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- Changfen Bi
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300192, People's Republic of China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, 301617, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300192, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300192, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300192, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300192, People's Republic of China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Biosensing and Molecular Recognition, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Research Center for Analytical Sciences, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300192, People's Republic of China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Radiation Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin, 300192, People's Republic of China.
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Cui WR, Li YJ, Jiang QQ, Wu Q, Luo QX, Zhang L, Liang RP, Qiu JD. Covalent Organic Frameworks as Advanced Uranyl Electrochemiluminescence Monitoring Platforms. Anal Chem 2021; 93:16149-16157. [PMID: 34792351 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Electrochemiluminescence (ECL), as an advanced sensing process, can selectively control the generation of excited states by changing the potential. However, most of the existing ECL systems rely on poisonous coreactants to provide radicals for luminescence; although the ECL efficiency was improved, the athematic coreactants will cause unpredictable interference to the accurate analysis of trace targets. Herein, we realized the ECL of nonemitting molecules by performing intramolecular electron transfer in the olefin-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs), with a high efficiency of 63.7%. Employing internal dissolved oxygen as the coreactant, it is well suitable for the analysis of various complex samples in the environment. Taking nuclear contamination analysis as the goal orientation, we further illustrated a design of a "turn-on" uranyl ion monitoring system integrating fast response, low detection limit, and high selectivity, showing that new ECL-COFs are promising to facilitate environment-related sensing analysis and structure-feature correlation mechanism exploration.
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- Wei-Rong Cui
- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China
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- College of Chemistry, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, China.,College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Pingxiang University, Pingxiang 337055, China
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Chen G, Weng H, Wu Z, Chen Y, Zhang P, Ye G, Lin M. High-yield production of monolayer boron nitride nanosheets by cationic-surfactant-assisted solvothermal exfoliation for the ultrafast and selective separation of U(VI) from lanthanides. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Song Y, Zhu C, Sun Q, Aguila B, Abney CW, Wojtas L, Ma S. Nanospace Decoration with Uranyl-Specific "Hooks" for Selective Uranium Extraction from Seawater with Ultrahigh Enrichment Index. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2021; 7:1650-1656. [PMID: 34729408 PMCID: PMC8554845 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Mining uranium from seawater is highly desirable for sustaining the increasing demand for nuclear fuel; however, access to this unparalleled reserve has been limited by competitive adsorption of a wide variety of concentrated competitors, especially vanadium. Herein, we report the creation of a series of uranyl-specific "hooks" and the decoration of them into the nanospace of porous organic polymers to afford uranium nanotraps for seawater uranium extraction. Manipulating the relative distances and angles of amidoxime moieties in the ligands enabled the creation of uranyl-specific "hooks" that feature ultrahigh affinity and selective sequestration of uranium with a distribution coefficient threefold higher compared to that of vanadium, overcoming the long-term challenge of the competing adsorption of vanadium for uranium extraction from seawater. The optimized uranium nanotrap (2.5 mg) can extract more than one-third of the uranium in seawater (5 gallons), affording an enrichment index of 3836 and thus presenting a new benchmark for uranium adsorbent. Moreover, with improved selectivity, the uranium nanotraps could be regenerated using a mild base treatment. The synergistic combination of experimental and theoretical analyses in this study provides a mechanistic approach for optimizing the selectivity of chelators toward analytes of interest.
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- Yanpei Song
- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1508 W. Mulberry Street, Denton, Texas 76201, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1508 W. Mulberry Street, Denton, Texas 76201, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Francis Marion University, 4822 E. Palmetto Street, Florence, South Carolina 29506, United States
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- ExxonMobil
Research and Engineering Company, 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1508 W. Mulberry Street, Denton, Texas 76201, United States
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Water-endurable intercalated graphene oxide adsorbent with highly efficient uranium capture from acidic wastewater. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Yang P, Li S, Liu C, Liu X. Interface-Constrained Layered Double Hydroxides for Stable Uranium Capture in Highly Acidic Industrial Wastewater. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:17988-17997. [PMID: 33840190 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Low acid endurance of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) limits their uranium(VI) [U(VI)] adsorption capability from harsh industrial wastewater. Here, we demonstrate magnesium-cobalt LDHs (Mg-Co LDHs) anchored in situ onto the pore channel of dendritic fibrous nanosilica (DFNS) via an interface-constrained strategy. The synergy of Mg-Co LDHs and DFNS not only improves the endurance of the Mg-Co LDH under harsh acidic conditions but also increases the number of active sites of DFNS. Thus, DFNS@Mg-Co LDH shows a high U(VI) uptake capacity (1143 mg g-1) at pH = 3 and C0 = 598.7 mg L-1, which is about 4.8-fold higher than that of pristine DFNS. The DFNS@Mg-Co LDH exhibits excellent U(VI) uptake in various background water circumstances due to its acid endurance and highly selective adsorption. This interface-constrained strategy provides LDH materials with durability under extremely acidic conditions along with a high adsorption capacity, which is promising for uranium capture from various water fields.
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- Peipei Yang
- National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Ministry of Education), Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Wang Y, Long J, Xu W, Luo H, Liu J, Zhang Y, Li J, Luo X. Removal of uranium(VI) from simulated wastewater by a novel porous membrane based on crosslinked chitosan, UiO-66-NH2 and polyvinyl alcohol. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-021-07649-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Feng L, Wang H, Feng T, Yan B, Yu Q, Zhang J, Guo Z, Yuan Y, Ma C, Liu T, Wang N. In-situ synthesis of uranyl-imprinted nanocage for selective uranium recovery from seawater. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 61:e202101015. [PMID: 33590940 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Adaptive coordination structure is vital for selective uranium extraction from seawater. By strategy of molecular imprinting, uranyl is introduced into the m ultivariate metal-organic framework (MOF) during the synthesis process to guide the in-situ construction of proper nanocage structure for targeting uranyl binding. Except for the coordination between uranium with four oxygen from the materials, the axial oxygen of uranyl also forms hydrogen bonds with hydrogen from the phenolic hydroxyl group, which enhances the binding affinity of the material to uranyl. Attributing to the high binding affinity, the adsorbent shows high uranium binding selectivity to uranyl against not only the interfering metal ions, but also the carbonate group that coordinates with uranyl to form [UO 2 (CO) 3 ] 4 - in seawater. In natural seawater, the adsorbent realizes a high uranium adsorption capacity of 7.35 mg g -1 , t ogether with an 18.38 times higher selectivity to vanadium. Integrated into account the high reusability, this adsorbent is a promising alternative for uranium recovery from seawater.
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- Lijuan Feng
- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resources Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- University of Tennessee, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, UNITED STATES
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- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- Hainan University, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, CHINA
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University,, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, No. 58, Renmin Avenue, Haikou, Hainan Province, 570228, 577028, Haikou, CHINA
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Yuan Y, Liu T, Xiao J, Yu Q, Feng L, Niu B, Feng S, Zhang J, Wang N. DNA nano-pocket for ultra-selective uranyl extraction from seawater. Nat Commun 2020; 11:5708. [PMID: 33177515 PMCID: PMC7659010 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19419-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Extraction of uranium from seawater is critical for the sustainable development of nuclear energy. However, the currently available uranium adsorbents are hampered by co-existing metal ion interference. DNAzymes exhibit high selectivity to specific metal ions, yet there is no DNA-based adsorbent for extraction of soluble minerals from seawater. Herein, the uranyl-binding DNA strand from the DNAzyme is polymerized into DNA-based uranium extraction hydrogel (DNA-UEH) that exhibits a high uranium adsorption capacity of 6.06 mg g−1 with 18.95 times high selectivity for uranium against vanadium in natural seawater. The uranium is found to be bound by oxygen atoms from the phosphate groups and the carbonyl groups, which formed the specific nano-pocket that empowers DNA-UEH with high selectivity and high binding affinity. This study both provides an adsorbent for uranium extraction from seawater and broadens the application of DNA for being used in recovery of high-value soluble minerals from seawater. The extraction of metals from seawater is an area of great potential; especially for the extraction of uranium. Here, the authors report on the synthesis of a DNA based uranium adsorbent with high selectivity and demonstrate the potential for the DNA based extraction of high-value soluble minerals from seawater.
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- Yihui Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 570228, Haikou, P. R. China.
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Yu L, Liu Y, Wei H, Chen L, An L. Developing a high-quality catalyst from the pyrolysis of anaerobic granular sludge: Its application for m-cresol degradation. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 255:126939. [PMID: 32402883 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study proposes a novel approach for utilizing granular sludge discharged from anaerobic reactors to prepare an effective and stable catalyst for the removal of refractory contaminants in catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO). By implementing the response surface methodology, the experimental conditions for m-cresol degradation in CWPO with a HNO3-modified sludge carbon (GSC-M) as catalyst were explored. The removal efficiencies for m-cresol and total organic carbon (TOC) were 100% and 91.4%, respectively, at the optimal conditions of 60 °C for 120 min with a pH of 3, H2O2 dosage of 1.85 g/L, and catalyst dosage of 0.75 g/L. A continuous experiment was conducted for 6 d to investigate the durability and catalytic performance of GSC-M, resulting in a TOC removal above 90% with the catalyst maintaining its original morphology. GSC-M catalyst exhibited excellent stability and low iron leaching (0.34%). The high catalytic degradation could be attributed to a high content of iron species, various types of surface functional groups, porous structures, and the π-π interaction between aromatic clusters in sludge carbon and the benzene ring of m-cresol. Interestingly, GSC-M catalyst exhibited magnetic properties which are beneficial for recycling. Based on the identified intermediates, a possible degradation pathway of m-cresol was proposed.
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- Li Yu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China; China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, 030024, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Engineering Research Center for Iron and Steel Industry Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technology of Liaoning Province, Sinosteel Anshan Research Institute of Thermo-energy Co. Ltd, Anshan, 114044, China
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Li J, Wu Z, Duan Q, Li X, Li Y, Alsulami H, Alhodaly MS, Hayat T, Sun Y. Simultaneous removal of U(VI) and Re(VII) by highly efficient functionalized ZIF-8 nanosheets adsorbent. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 393:122398. [PMID: 32131037 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The simultaneously efficient removal of cationic and anionic radionuclides is an important and challenging topic for nuclear waste remediation as well as environmental protection. Herein, monoclinic ZIF-8 nanosheets modified with ethyleneimine polymer (denoted as ZIF-8/PEI) was achieved and used to determine the capture behaviors of both U(VI) oxycations and Re(VII) oxyanions from aqueous solution. ZIF-8/PEI assemblies showed a maximum U(VI) and Re(VII) uptake capacity of 665.3 (pH 5.0) and 358.2 mg/g (pH 3.5), respectively. Experimental, spectroscopic and theoretical calculation results directly unraveled that U(VI) adsorption onto ZIF-8/PEI assemblies was mainly ascribed to the coordination with abundant amino groups and weakly due to the Zn terminal hydroxyl groups, while anion exchange mechanism contributed predominantly to the Re(VII) sequestration. This work not only sheds light on the interaction mechanisms of simultaneous capture of U(VI) and Re(VII) but also highlights the versatile material design of cationic and anionic radionuclide immobilization in radioactive wastewater remediation.
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- Jie Li
- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China.
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Xu H, Bai Z, Zhang M, Wang J, Yan Y, Qiu M, Chen J. Water-locking molecule-assisted fabrication of nature-inspired Mg(OH) 2 for highly efficient and economical uranium capture. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:7535-7545. [PMID: 32458903 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00618a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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With the depletion of uranium terrestrial deposits, researchers have focused on the development of adsorbents to extract radioactive uranium from seawater/wastewater. However, the artificial manipulation of adsorbents for the cost-effective extraction of radioactive uranium from large numbers of water samples is still significantly challenging. Herein, a facile yet versatile stepwise strategy has been reported for the fabrication of adsorbents. Magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2) was fabricated via the in situ conversion of a natural ore powder (magnesite), whose unique internal pore structure is highly suitable for the development of highly efficient sorbents. The coordination interaction of the synthesized adsorbent with uranium was enhanced by further introducing inexpensive molecules with water-locking properties, which resulted in superior extraction capacity and low production cost. After careful calculation, the cost per kilogram of the adsorbent was found to be about $0.21. The adsorption behaviors of the synthesized adsorbent CMC-PAM/Mg(OH)2 were investigated by batch adsorption, flow-through column adsorption (in laboratory), and field adsorption experiments in natural seawater and river. Representatively, CMC-PAM/Mg(OH)2 was exceptional in extracting uranium not only at high concentrations with sufficient capacities in a wide pH range (1584.67 mg g-1 and 454.55 mg g-1 at pH = 5 and pH = 8, respectively), but also in trace quantities including uranium in a flow-through column (55.68 mg g-1), natural seawater (8.6 mg g-1), and river (6.7 mg g-1). Inspired by this excellent performance, the effects of competitive ions on the selective adsorption of uranium by CMC-PAM/Mg(OH)2 in simulated wastewater and seawater environments were further studied. Using a combination of FTIR spectroscopic and XPS studies, it was revealed that the amine and hydroxyl groups enhanced the overall uranyl affinity of the CMC-PAM/Mg(OH)2 composite.
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- Hengbin Xu
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China. and College of Science, Heihe University, Heihe 164300, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China.
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- College of Science, Heihe University, Heihe 164300, China
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- College of Science, Heihe University, Heihe 164300, China
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Yuan Y, Feng S, Feng L, Yu Q, Liu T, Wang N. A Bio‐inspired Nano‐pocket Spatial Structure for Targeting Uranyl Capture. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201916450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Yihui Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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Liu Y, Ouyang Y, Huang D, Jiang C, Liu X, Wang Y, Dai Y, Yuan D, Chew JW. N, P and S co-doped carbon materials derived from polyphosphazene for enhanced selective U(VI) adsorption. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 706:136019. [PMID: 31855636 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Herein, the precursor polyphosphazene was synthesized by the polymerization of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene (HCCP) and bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) sulfone (BPS). The adsorbent which was codoped with N, P and S (amidate-CS) was developed from the precursor by using the carbonization method. The images of Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Transmission electron microscope (TEM) indicate that the amidate-CS possessed porous graphene-like carbon lamellar structure. The excellent behaviors with respect to kinetics (120 min for equilibrium) and thermodynamics (maximum removal of 290 mg/g when pH was at 6.0) revealed the outstanding performance of amidate-CS in removing U(VI), which is due to the functional groups and strong covalent bonds between heteroatoms and uranyl ions. The adsorption of amidate-CS followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic and Langmuir adsorption model. The thermodynamic parameters indicate that the process was spontaneous and endothermic. The adsorption and desorption efficiency of amidate-CS had a slight decrease after five cycles, indicating excellent regeneration performance. Overall, the amidate-CS is a prospective candidate for highly selective U(VI) removing.
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- Yan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Resources and Environment, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, Jiangxi, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore; Singapore Membrane Technology Center, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
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Zhang L, Shi Y, Wang Y, Shiju NR. Nanocarbon Catalysts: Recent Understanding Regarding the Active Sites. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2020; 7:1902126. [PMID: 32154069 PMCID: PMC7055564 DOI: 10.1002/advs.201902126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Although carbon itself acts as a catalyst in various reactions, the classical carbon materials (e.g., activated carbons, carbon aerogels, carbon black, carbon fiber, etc.) usually show low activity, stability, and oxidation resistance. With the recent availability of nanocarbon catalysts, the application of carbon materials in catalysis has gained a renewed momentum. The research is concentrated on tailoring the surface chemistry of nanocarbon materials, since the pristine carbons in general are not active for heterogeneous catalysis. Surface functionalization, doping with heteroatoms, and creating defects are the most used strategies to make efficient catalysts. However, the nature of the catalytic active sites and their role in determining the activity and selectivity is still not well understood. Herein, the types of active sites reported for several mainstream nanocarbons, including carbon nanotubes, graphene-based materials, and 3D porous nanocarbons, are summarized. Knowledge about the active sites will be beneficial for the design and synthesis of nanocarbon catalysts with improved activity, selectivity, and stability.
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- Lu‐Hua Zhang
- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of EducationEngineering Technology Research Center for 2D Material Information Function Devices and Systems of Guangdong ProvinceInstitute of Microscale OptoelectronicsShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060China
- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamP.O. Box 94157Amsterdam1090GDThe Netherlands
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- International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of EducationEngineering Technology Research Center for 2D Material Information Function Devices and Systems of Guangdong ProvinceInstitute of Microscale OptoelectronicsShenzhen UniversityShenzhen518060China
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- Key Laboratory of Material Physics of Ministry of EducationSchool of Physics and MicroelectronicsZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450052China
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- Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular SciencesUniversity of AmsterdamP.O. Box 94157Amsterdam1090GDThe Netherlands
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Yuan Y, Feng S, Feng L, Yu Q, Liu T, Wang N. A Bio‐inspired Nano‐pocket Spatial Structure for Targeting Uranyl Capture. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:4262-4268. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Yihui Yuan
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China SeaHainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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Li P, Lin Y, Chen R, Li W. Construction of a hierarchical-structured MgO-carbon nanocomposite from a metal–organic complex for efficient CO2 capture and organic pollutant removal. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:5183-5191. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt00722f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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A hierarchical-structured porous MgO/C nanocomposite derived from a metal–organic complex performs as a remarkable adsorbent for CO2 adsorption and organic pollutant removal.
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- Ping Li
- School of Environment Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University
- Guangzhou 510275
- PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University
- Guangzhou 510275
- PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University
- Guangzhou 510275
- PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology
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- School of Environment Science and Engineering
- Sun Yat-Sen (Zhongshan) University
- Guangzhou 510275
- PR China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology
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Abutaleb A, Tayeb AM, Mahmoud MA, Daher AM, Desouky OA, Bakather OY, Farouq R. Removal and recovery of U(VI) from aqueous effluents by flax fiber: Adsorption, desorption and batch adsorber proposal. J Adv Res 2019; 22:153-162. [PMID: 31969996 PMCID: PMC6965726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2019.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Removal and recovery of uranium were investigated in a batch process. Adsorbent characteristics were scientifically analyzed. The maximum obtained U(VI) removal was ≈94.50% at pH of 4 and adsorbent dose of 1.2 g. Adsorption data were analyzed using kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic models. Full scale batch adsorber unit was recommended.
Flax fiber (Linen fiber), a valuable and inexpensive material was used as sorbent material in the uptake of uranium ion for the safe disposal of liquid effluent. Flax fibers were characterized using BET, XRD, TGA, DTA and FTIR analyses, and the results confirmed the ability of flax fiber to adsorb uranium. The removal efficiency reached 94.50% at pH 4, 1.2 g adsorbent dose and 100 min in batch technique. Adsorption results were fitted well to the Langmuir isotherm. The recovery of U (VI) to form yellow cake was investigated by precipitation using NH4OH (33%). The results show that flax fibers are an acceptable sorbent for the removal and recovery of U (VI) from liquid effluents of low and high initial concentrations. The design of a full scale batch unit was also proposed and the necessary data was suggested.
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- A Abutaleb
- Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
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- Minia University, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.,Nuclear Material Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Nuclear Material Authority, Cairo, Egypt
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- Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.,Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Hadhramout University, Mukalla, Yemen
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- Petrochemical Engineering Department, Pharos University, Alexandria, Egypt
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Ying Y, Pourrahimi AM, Sofer Z, Matějková S, Pumera M. Radioactive Uranium Preconcentration via Self-Propelled Autonomous Microrobots Based on Metal-Organic Frameworks. ACS NANO 2019; 13:11477-11487. [PMID: 31592633 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b04960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Self-propelled micromachines have recently attracted attention for environmental remediation, yet their use for radioactive waste management has not been addressed. Engineered micromotors that are able to combine highly adsorptive capabilities together with fast autonomous motion in liquid media are promising tools for the removal of nuclear waste, which is one of the most difficult types to manage. Herein, we fabricate self-propelled micromotors based on metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) via template-based interfacial synthesis and show their potential for efficient removal of radioactive uranium. A crucial challenge of the MOF-based motors is their stability in the presence of fuel (hydrogen peroxide) and acidic media. We have ensured their structural stability by Fe doping of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8). The implementation of magnetic ferroferric oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) and catalytic platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) results in the magnetically responsive and bubble-propelled micromotors. In the presence of 5 wt % H2O2, these micromotors are propelled at a high speed of ca. 860 ± 230 μm·s-1 (i.e., >60 body lengths per second), which is significantly faster than that of other microrod-based motors in the literature. These micromotors demonstrate a highly efficient removal of uranium (96%) from aqueous solution within 1 h, with the subsequent recovery under magnetic control, as well as stable recycling ability and high selectivity. Such self-propelled magnetically recoverable micromotors could find a role in the management and remediation of radioactive waste.
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- Yulong Ying
- Center for Advanced Functional Nanorobots, Department of Inorganic Chemistry , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Functional Nanorobots, Department of Inorganic Chemistry , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Functional Nanorobots, Department of Inorganic Chemistry , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the CAS , Flemingovo nám. 542/2 , 166 10 Prague , Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Functional Nanorobots, Department of Inorganic Chemistry , University of Chemistry and Technology Prague , Technická 5 , 166 28 Prague , Czech Republic
- Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital , China Medical University , No. 91 Hsueh-Shih Road , Taichung 40402 , Taiwan
- Future Energy and Innovation Lab, Central European Institute of Technology , Brno University of Technology , Purkyňova 656/123 , Brno , CZ-616 00 , Czech Republic
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Yu XJ, Qu J, Yuan Z, Min P, Hao SM, Zhu ZS, Li X, Yang D, Yu ZZ. Anisotropic CoFe 2O 4@Graphene Hybrid Aerogels with High Flux and Excellent Stability as Building Blocks for Rapid Catalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants in a Flow-Type Setup. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:34222-34231. [PMID: 31425650 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Macroscopic three-dimensional catalytic materials could overcome the poor operability and avoid secondary pollution of common powdery counterparts, especially in flow-type setups. However, conventional isotropic graphene-based aerogels and foams have randomly distributed graphene sheets, which may cause stream erosion and reduce the flux seriously. Herein, for the first time, we design and fabricate a novel anisotropic CoFe2O4@graphene hybrid aerogel (CFO@GA-A) with a hydrothermal synthesis followed by directional-freezing and freeze-drying for a tube-like flow-type setup analogous to a wastewater discharge pipeline. The long and vertically aligned pores inside the aerogel provide an exceptional flux of 1100 L m-2 h-1, 450% higher than that of the rough and zigzag paths in the isotropic CoFe2O4@graphene hybrid aerogel (CFO@GA-I), and the leaching of metal ions is obviously inhibited by relieving the erosion of CoFe2O4. Besides, the CFO@GA-A could sustain the scour of high-speed flowing wastewater and maintain its structural stability. Therefore, organic contaminants of indigo carmine, methyl orange, orange II, malachite green, phenol, and norfloxacin could readily flow over the nanocatalysts and be degraded rapidly within 7.5-12.5 min at varied flow rates from 60 to 120 mL h-1. The CFO@GA-A also exhibits a much better long-term stability with removal efficiencies toward indigo carmine at 100%, 91%, and 85% for at least 30 h (60 mL h-1), 25 h (90 mL h-1), and 21 h (120 mL h-1), respectively. On the contrary, the CFO@GA-I exhibits unsatisfactory removal efficiencies of <40%. Interestingly, CFO@GA-A could also serve as building blocks to stack on each other for degrading intense flowing wastewater, exhibiting an outstanding composability. The high-flux and long-term stability make the CFO@GA-A promising as an ideal catalytic material for wastewater treatments.
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- Xiao-Jie Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic-Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , P. R. China
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Zhao S, Yuan Y, Yu Q, Niu B, Liao J, Guo Z, Wang N. A Dual‐Surface Amidoximated Halloysite Nanotube for High‐Efficiency Economical Uranium Extraction from Seawater. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:14979-14985. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Shilei Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL) Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37996 USA
- National Engineering Research Center for, Advanced Polymer Processing Technology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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Zhao S, Yuan Y, Yu Q, Niu B, Liao J, Guo Z, Wang N. A Dual‐Surface Amidoximated Halloysite Nanotube for High‐Efficiency Economical Uranium Extraction from Seawater. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Shilei Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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- Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL) Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37996 USA
- National Engineering Research Center for, Advanced Polymer Processing Technology Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in, South China Sea Hainan University Haikou 570228 P. R. China
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Gupta NK, Choudhary BC, Gupta A, Achary S, Sengupta A. Graphene-based adsorbents for the separation of f-metals from waste solutions: A review. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Zhu M, Cai Y, Liu S, Fang M, Tan X, Liu X, Kong M, Xu W, Mei H, Hayat T. K 2Ti 6O 13 hybridized graphene oxide: Effective enhancement in photodegradation of RhB and photoreduction of U(VI). ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 248:448-455. [PMID: 30826607 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The environmental pollutions by organic pollutants and radionuclides have aroused great concern. Developing highly efficient elimination methods becomes an imperious demand. In this study, a nanocomposite of K2Ti6O13 (KTO) nanobelts hybridized graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets (GO/KTO) was used to photodegrade RhB (dye) and photoreduce U(VI) (radionuclide), which was synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. The adsorption capacity and the slope (k) of the curve -ln(C/C) versus time in photodegradation of RhB by GO/KTO were higher than that by GO and KTO. In the presence of different free radical scavengers, superoxide radical (·O2-) was found to play the most significant role in the reaction. The XPS experiment indicates U(VI) was successfully photoreduced to less toxic U(IV). The pH dependent photocatalytic experiments on RhB and U(VI) both showed the best performance at neutral pH value (from pH 6 to pH 8). To investigate the reason for the enhanced photocatalysis of GO/KTO, the morphology/microstructure, optical and photo-electrochemical properties were examined. The enhanced abilities of separation of photo electrons and holes and the adsorption of GO/KTO were ascribed to the structure of KTO nanobelts laying on the surface of GO nanosheets, which may maximize the contacting area between KTO and GO, and thus greatly reduce the surface related oxygen defects to enhance the electron interface transfer between KTO and GO and decrease the recombination efficiency of electrons and holes. These results showed the GO/KTO has great application potential in environmental treatment of organic pollutants and high valent heavy/radionuclide ions at neutral condition.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental System Optimization, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, PR China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, PR China
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, PR China
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- Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, PR China
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- NAAM Research Group, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Ravi S, Puthiaraj P, Yu K, Ahn WS. Porous Covalent Organic Polymers Comprising a Phosphite Skeleton for Aqueous Nd(III) Capture. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:11488-11497. [PMID: 30843384 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b00546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In order to meet the ever-increasing industrial demand for rare-earth elements (REEs), it is desirable to separate and recycle them at low concentrations from various sources including industrial and urban wastes. Here, we introduced phosphorus binding sites on the hydrophobic surface of a robust and high-surface area porous polymer backbone for environmentally benign and selective recovery of REEs via adsorption. For this purpose, two porous covalent organic polymer (COP) materials incorporated with in-built phosphite functionality (P-COP-1 and P-COP-2) were synthesized and applied for the adsorptive separation of Nd(III) ions from aqueous solution. A strategy to develop a series of P-COPs via a simple Friedel-Crafts reaction was introduced, and their application to the selective adsorption of REEs was explored for the first time. The newly synthesized P-COPs were amorphous and/or weakly crystalline and showed excellent chemical stability and large specific surface area with sufficient mesoporosity for enhanced diffusion of REE ions. P-COP-1 exhibited an exceptionally high Nd(III) adsorption capacity of 321.0 mg/g, corresponding to the stoichiometric ratio of P/Nd(III) = 1:0.7 and high selectivity of >86% over other competing transition and alkaline earth metal ions, whereas P-COP-2 gave a Nd(III) adsorption capacity of 175.6 mg/g at 25 °C and pH 5. Moreover, P-COP-1 showed a distribution coefficient value of 5.45 × 105 mL/g, which is superior to other benchmark adsorbent materials reported so far. Finally, the P-COPs were reusable for a minimum of 10 cycles without deterioration in adsorption capacities.
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- Seenu Ravi
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Inha University , Incheon 22212 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Inha University , Incheon 22212 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Inha University , Incheon 22212 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Inha University , Incheon 22212 , Republic of Korea
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Zeng H, Lu L, Gong Z, Guo Y, Mo J, Zhang W, Li H. Nanoscale composites of hydroxyapatite coated with zero valent iron: preparation, characterization and uranium removal. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-019-06451-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ma J, Zhao Q, Wei D, Liu H, Wang X, Chen Z, Wang J. Simple construction of core–shell MnO2@TiO2 with highly enhanced U(vi) adsorption performance and evaluated adsorption mechanism. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qi01379a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Simple construction of core–shell MnO2@TiO2 with highly enhanced U(vi) adsorption performance and evaluation of its adsorption mechanism.
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Affiliation(s)
- Junping Ma
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing 102206
- PR China
| | - Qiuyu Zhao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing 102206
- PR China
| | - Dongli Wei
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing 102206
- PR China
| | - Haiqiang Liu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing 102206
- PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing 102206
- PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing 102206
- PR China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Systems Optimization
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering
- North China Electric Power University
- Beijing 102206
- PR China
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