Accelerated Chemical Thermodynamics of Uranium Extraction from Seawater by Plant‐Mimetic Transpiration [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2021 The extraction of uranium from seawater, which is an abundant resource, has attracted considerable attention as a viable form of energy‐resource acquisition.
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Promising porous materials for uranium extraction from seawater [PDF]
Fundamental ResearchUranium extraction from seawater is a promising approach for ensuring continued uranium fuel supply to the nuclear power industry. However, extracting uranium by this route is challenging due to the low concentration of uranium, high ionic strength, and ...
Mengjie Hao +6 more
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Absorbents for Uranium Extraction From Seawater
SusMatSeawater contains approximately 4.5 billion tons of dissolved uranium, making it a significant potential source of nuclear fuel. However, the low uranium concentration, interference from competing ions, and the complex marine environment pose major ...
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Sunlight Polymerization of Poly(amidoxime) Hydrogel Membrane for Enhanced Uranium Extraction from Seawater [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2019 The uranium level in seawater is ≈1000 times as high as terrestrial ores and can provide potential near‐infinite fuel for the nuclear energy industry.
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Highly Efficient Electrocatalytic Uranium Extraction from Seawater over an Amidoxime‐Functionalized In–N–C Catalyst [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2022 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 ...
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Amidoxime Group‐Anchored Single Cobalt Atoms for Anti‐Biofouling during Uranium Extraction from Seawater [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2022 Marine biofouling is one of the most significant challenges hindering practical uranium extraction from seawater. Single atoms have been widely used in catalytic applications because of their remarkable redox property, implying that the single atom is ...
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Ocean wave-driven covalent organic framework/ZnO heterostructure composites for piezocatalytic uranium extraction from seawater [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsPiezoelectric catalysis possesses the potential to convert ocean wave energy into and holds broad prospects for extracting uranium from seawater. Herein, the Z-type ZnO@COF heterostructure composite with excellent piezoelectric properties was synthesized
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Latest Research Progress of Uranium Extraction From Seawater
He huaxue yu fangshe huaxue, 2022 Natural uranium is an important material basis to ensure the sustainable and stable development of national nuclear energy. Ocean contains abundant natural uranium resources, and the extraction of uranium from seawater is of great strategic and economic ...
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Boosting uranium extraction from Seawater by micro-redox reactors anchored in a seaweed-like adsorbent [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsEfficient extraction of uranium from seawater is expected to provide virtually infinite fuel sources to power nuclear reactors and thus enable sustainable development of nuclear energy.
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Protein with twin binding sites for uranium extraction from seawater. [PDF]
Natl Sci RevThe ladder step-inspired uranyl binding protein fiber with twin uranyl binding sites achieves a record-high uranium extraction capacity of 25.6 mg g−1 from seawater in terms of adsorption methods.
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