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Zhu J, Wang J, Liu Q, Yu J, Liu J, Chen R, Song D, Li R, Wang J. Advanced MXene-based materials for efficient extraction of uranium from seawater and wastewater. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 942:173755. [PMID: 38851336 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 06/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/02/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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In order to realize the low-carbon development policy, the large-scale development and utilization of nuclear energy is very essential. Uranium is the key resource for nuclear industry. The extracting and recycling uranium from seawater and nuclear wastewater is necessary for secure uranium reserves, ensure energy security, control pollution and protect the environment. The novel nanomaterial MXene possesses the layered structure, high specific surface area, and modifiable surface terminal groups, which allowed it to enrich uranium. In addition, good photovoltaic and photothermal properties improves the ability to adsorb uranium. The excellent radiation resistance of the MAX phase strongly indicates the potential use of MXene as an effective uranium adsorbent. However, there are relatively few reviews on its application in uranium extraction and recovery. This review focuses on the recent advances in the use of MXene-based materials as highly efficient adsorbents for the recovery of uranium from seawater and nuclear wastewater. First, the structural, synthetic and characterization aspects of MXene materials are introduced. Subsequently, the adsorptive properties of MXene-based materials are evaluated in terms of uranium extraction recovery capability, selectivity, and reproducibility. Furthermore, the interaction mechanisms between uranium and MXene absorbers are discussed. Finally, the challenges for MXene materials in uranium adsorption applications are proposed for better design of new types of MXene-based adsorbents.
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- Jiahui Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; 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; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Superlight Materials and Surface Technology, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; College of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China; Key Laboratory of Marine Special Materials, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China.
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Ji DB, Hao SX, Fan XQ, Liang RL, Qiao ZQ, Bai ZH, Ji DQ, Gao QH, Wu HJ. A strategy for the preparation of super-hydrophilic molybdenum disulfide composites applied to remove uranium from wastewater. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:5020-5033. [PMID: 38294042 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03553k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Due to the radioactivity of uranium, the discharged nuclear wastewater not only causes certain damage to the ecology, but also causes certain harm to human life and health. Adsorption is considered to be one of the most effective ways to remove uranium. In this paper, a kind of MoS2 adsorbent was prepared by the solid phase synthesis method and functionalized with NiCo-LDH. The raw materials of MoS2 are cheap and easy to obtain, and the preparation conditions are simple, and large quantities can be obtained without limitations. MoS2 functionalized with NiCo-LDH provides more adsorption sites for the adsorbent and at the same time improves the hydrophilicity of the adsorbent, so that the active sites can fully combine with uranyl ions. The maximum adsorption capacity of the Langmuir isothermal adsorption model is 492.83 mg g-1. The selective adsorption capacity of uranium can reach 76.12% in the multi-ion coexistence system. By analyzing the adsorption mechanism with FT-IR and XRD, it is believed that on the one hand, UO22+ forms a covalent bond with Mo in MoS2 and coordinates with S on the surface of MoS2. On the other hand, UO22+ enters the NiCo-LDH layer for ion exchange with NO3- and coordinates with -OH on the surface of NiCo-LDH. The successful preparation of the MoS2/NiCo-LDH composite provides a certain application prospect for the uranium adsorption field.
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- De-Bin Ji
- National Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Oil, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Oil, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Oil, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Oil, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Oil, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, P. R. China
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- National Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Oil, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, P. R. China
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- Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Oilfield Applied Chemistry and Technology, Daqing Normal University, Daqing 163712, P. R. China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Continental Shale Oil, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing, Heilongjiang 163318, P. R. China.
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northeast Petroleum University, Daqing 163318, P. R. China
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Xin Q, Wang Q, Luo K, Lei Z, Hu E, Wang H, Wang H. Mechanism for the seleikctive adsorption of uranium from seawater using carboxymethyl-enhanced polysaccharide-based amidoxime adsorbent. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 324:121576. [PMID: 37985068 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Land-based uranium resources are becoming scarce because of the widespread development and use of nuclear energy. Therefore, to make up for the shortage of uranium resources, a new chitosan/carboxymethyl-β-cyclodextrin/quaternary ammonium salt-functionalized amidoxime carbon adsorbent (CSAOCF) was designed and synthesized for extracting uranium from seawater. Experimental studies show that the adsorption of uranium by CSAOCF is a spontaneous endothermic reaction and chemical adsorption. The theoretical maximum adsorption capacity of uranium can reach 726 mg/g at 308 K and pH = 6. Moreover, the adsorption efficiency and selectivity of CSAOCF for uranium were significantly improved after the introduction of the carboxymethyl group, and the selection and partition coefficient of CSAOCF for uranium and vanadium increased from 16-fold to 30-fold under the same conditions. This indicates that there is a synergistic effect between carboxyl and amidoxime groups, which can promote the adsorption of uranium by CSAOCF. Furthermore, CSAOCF exhibits good oil resistance and can be reused more than five times. Therefore, CSAOCF containing carboxymethyl and amidoxime functional groups can considerably improve the selective adsorption of uranium and has great potential in the extraction of uranium from seawater.
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- Qi Xin
- School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
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- School of Resource & Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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Ahmad A, Khan SUD, Khan R, Haneklaus N. Efficient and sustainable extraction of uranium from aquatic solution using biowaste-derived active carbon. Front Chem 2023; 11:1327212. [PMID: 38179238 PMCID: PMC10765602 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1327212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Efficient and cost-effective biosorbents derived from biowaste are highly demanding to handle various environmental challenges, and demonstrate the remarkable synergy between sustainability and innovation. In this study, the extraction of uranium U(VI) was investigated on biowaste activated carbon (BAC) obtained by chemical activation (phosphoric acid) using Albizia Lebbeck pods as biowaste. The biowaste powder (BP), biowaste charcoal (BC) and BAC were evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) with nitrogen adsorption for thermal properties, chemical structures, porosity and surface area, respectively. The pHPZC for acidic or basic nature of the surface and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis were performed for BAC. The morphological and elemental analysis were performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX). The extraction of uranium U(VI) ions from aqueous solutions using BAC as sorbent was investigated by using different variables such as pH, contact time, initial uranium U(VI) concentration and BAC dose. The highest adsorption (90.60% was achieved at 0.5 g BAC dose, 2 h contact time, pH 6, 10 ppm initial U(VI) concentration and with 200 rpm shaking speeds. The production of this efficient adsorbent from biowaste could be a potential step forward in adsorption of uranium to meet the high demand of uranium for nuclear energy applications.
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- Ashfaq Ahmad
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Sustainable Energy Technologies Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Engineer Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair for Dental and Oral Rehabilitation, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Td-Lab Sustainable Mineral Resources, Universität für Weiterbildung KremsKrems an der Donau, Austria
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Zhang D, Fang L, Liu L, Zhao B, Hu B, Yu S, Wang X. Uranium extraction from seawater by novel materials: A review. Sep Purif Technol 2023; 320:124204. [DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2023.124204] [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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Darvishnejad F, Raoof JB, Ghani M, Ojani R. Keggin type phosphotungstic acid intercalated copper-chromium-layered double hydroxide reinforced porous hollow fiber as a sorbent for hollow fiber solid phase microextraction of selected chlorophenols besides their quantification via high performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1697:463993. [PMID: 37084695 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.463993] [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: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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Herein, a copper-chromium-layered double hydroxide (Cu/Cr-LDH) was synthesized by the co-precipitation method. The Cu/Cr-LDH was intercalated to the Keggin-type polyoxometalate (H3PW12O40). The modified LDH accommodated in the pores of hollow fiber (HF), to prepare the extracting device for the HF-solid phase microextraction method (HF-SPME). The method was used for the extraction of 4-chlorophenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, and 2,4,6- trichlorophenol from tap water, river water, and tea sample. The extracted target analytes were quantified via high-performance liquid chromatography-UV detection. The figures of merit of the method such as, linear dynamic ranges (LDRs), limit of detections (LODs) and, limit of quantifications (LOQs), were determined based on the obtained optimum condition. Based on the results, the LDR was between 1 and 500 μg L - 1 and r2 higher than 0.9960. The LODs and LOQs were obtained in the ranges of 0.28-0.36 µg L - 1 and 0.92-1.1 µg L - 1, respectively. The relative standard deviations ((RSDs% for inter-and intra-day) of the method for the extraction of target analytes were calculated in two different concentrations of (2 and 10 μg L - 1) and (5 and 10 μg L - 1) between 3.70% - 5.30% and 3.50% - 5.70%-respectively. The enrichment factors were obtained between 57 and 61. In order to investigate the accuracy of the method, also the relative recovery was obtained, between 93 and 105%. Finally, the proposed method was used for the extraction of the selected analytes in different water and tea samples.
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- Fatemeh Darvishnejad
- Electroanalytical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Electroanalytical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Electroanalytical Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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Yang L, Qiao B, Zhang S, Yao H, Cai Z, Han Y, Li C, Li Y, Ma S. Intercalation of salicylaldoxime into layered double hydroxide: ultrafast and highly selective uptake of uranium from different water systems via versatile binding modes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 642:623-637. [PMID: 37028169 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2023.03.160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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We report the first example of MgAl layered double hydroxide intercalated with salicylaldoxime (SA-LDH) which exhibits excellent uranium (U(VI)) capture performance. In U(VI) aqueous solutions, the SA-LDH shows a tremendous maximum U(VI) sorption capacity (qmU) of 502 mg·g-1, surpassing most known sorbents. For the aqueous solution with an initial U(VI) concentration (C0U) of ∼ 10 ppm, ≥99.99 % uptake is achieved in a wide pH range of 3-10. At C0U ∼ 20 ppm, >99 % uptake is reached within only 5 min, and pseudo-second-order kinetics rate constant (k2) of 44.9 g·mg-1·min-1 reaches the record value, placing the SA-LDH amongst the fastest U adsorbing materials reported to date. In contaminated seawater with 35 ppm of U while highly concentrated metal ions of Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and K+, the SA-LDH still displays exceptionally high selectivity and ultrafast extraction for UO22+, giving >95 % uptake of U(VI) within 5 min, and the k2 value of 0.308 g·mg-1·min-1 for seawater surpasses most reported values for aqueous solutions. Versatile binding modes toward U by SA-LDH, including complexation (UO22+ with SA- and/or CO32-), ion exchange and precipitation, contribute to the preferable uptake of U at different concentrations. X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analyses demonstrate that one uranyl ion (UO22+) binds to two SA- anions and two H2O molecules forming 8-coordinated configuration. The U coordinates with O atom of the phenolic hydroxyl group and N atom of the -CN-O- group of SA-, forming a stable six-membered ring motif, which endows the fast and robust capture of U. The wonderful uranium trapping ability makes the SA-LDH among the best adsorbent used for uranium extraction from various solution systems including seawater.
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Wang Q, Yang L, Yao H, Wu Z, Liu R, Ma S. Layered double hydroxide intercalated with dimethylglyoxime for highly selective and ultrafast uptake of uranium from seawater. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:13046-13054. [PMID: 35971915 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02381d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this study, we demonstrate the first example of a MgAl layered double hydroxide intercalated by a ketoxime compound (dimethylglyoxime, DMG), that is, MgAl-DMG-LDH (abbr. DMG-LDH), which exhibits excellent capture of uranium (U(VI)) both at high (ppm) and low (ppb) concentrations. The as-formed DMG-LDH shows an enormous maximum U(VI) sorption capacity (qUm) of 380 mg g-1 and an exceptionally rapid sorption rate (k2 = 2.97 g mg-1 min-1), reaching a high uptake of 99.14% within 5 min. For natural and contaminated seawater with high concentrations of Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and K+ concomitant cations, the DMG-LDH still can trap ∼85% U, displaying highly effective sorption toward U. The interaction mechanism between UO22+ and DMG2- provides an important reference for the development of highly effective capture of U(VI) by ketoxime materials. The DMG-LDH is currently the best ketoxime material for uranium extraction from nuclear waste and seawater.
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- Qian Wang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China.
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Materials, College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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