Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34(14)
Published: Dec. 22, 2023
Abstract
The
complexity
of
nuclear
wastewater
treatment
motivates
the
design
and
synthesis
highly
selective
stable
uranium
adsorbents
to
provide
environmental
remediation.
Herein,
a
post‐synthetic
modification
method
is
adopted
synthesize
two
β‐ketoenamine
benzoxazole‐linked
COFs
decorated
with
abundant
phosphonic
groups
for
removal,
which
overcome
disadvantage
amidoxime
stronger
affinity
vanadium
than
uranium.
U‐uptake
capacity
β‐ketoenamine‐based
TpPa‐2OH‐PHos
reaches
410.9
mg
g
−1
(pH
5,
C
0
=
100
L
m/V
1/10
).
Notably,
TpDBD‐PHos
633.3
at
same
conditions.
More
synergistic
effect
between
benzoxazole
rings
may
be
responsible
good
adsorption
performance
TpDBD‐PHos.
Moreover,
exhibits
satisfactory
removal
rate
87.71%
in
actual
rainwater
samples.
X‐ray
pHotoelectron
spectroscopy
(XPS)
analysis
suggests
that
strong
interaction
U(VI)
oxygen/nitrogen
atoms
frameworks
plays
vital
role
TpDBD‐PHos,
agrees
well
results
density
functional
theory
(DFT)
calculations.
chemostability
excellent
selectivity
demonstrate
an
outstanding
candidate
from
contaminated
water
systems.
ACS Applied Polymer Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6(8), P. 4885 - 4895
Published: April 16, 2024
The
application
of
chitosan-based
materials
for
the
separation
uranium
from
wastewater
was
limited
due
to
lack
active
sites.
In
this
work,
a
composite
(CaCO3@aCS/PA)
effectively
created
by
modifying
chitosan
with
CaCO3
and
phytic
acid
enhance
adsorption
performance
materials.
CaCO3@aCS/PA
showed
no
significant
changes
Ca2+
detected
in
solution
after
stirring
10
h
pH
>
3,
indicating
good
stability
CaCO3@aCS/PA,
which
beneficial
use
adsorption.
Moreover,
capacity
percentage
reached
842.0
mg/g
(298
K,
=
4)
95.4%
(C0
mg/L,
equilibrium
time
significantly
shortened,
that
modification
enhanced
ability
uranium,
related
synergistic
effect
various
sites
(CO32–,
PO43–,
−OH,
–NH2)
on
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 24, 2024
Abstract
Polyamidoxime
(PAO)
and
its
derivatives
are
widely
regarded
as
promising
adsorbents
for
uranium
extraction
from
seawater.
However,
their
close‐packed
structure
encapsulates
a
large
number
of
adsorption
sites
slows
down
the
transfer
rate
uranyl
ions,
resulting
in
slight
capacity.
Herein,
PAO
polymer
chains
synthesized
through
molecular
coordination
template
method
carboxylate
covalent
organic
framework
(COF)
to
obtain
PAO‐inserted
COF
adsorbent
with
open
ion
transport
channels.
After
removing
protons,
COO
−
groups
form
situ
electric
fields
inside
0.7
nm
channel.
This
negatively‐charged
reduces
electrostatic
repulsion
among
cations,
thus
realizing
ultrahigh
utilization
(81.0%),
far
exceeding
that
classical
amidoxime‐based
(33.7%).
10
days
contact
natural
seawater,
COF‐PAO
achieved
an
average
capacity
≈12.26
mg‐U
per
g
Bohai
(China),
satisfying
standard
(6.0
mg
−1
).
work
enumerates
control
spatial
environment
chains,
provides
guidance
design
subsequent
high‐efficiency
adsorbents.