Graphene oxide for selective uranium extraction from seawater and wastewater: From graphene oxide powder to its assembly of macroscopic materials

IF 8.6 2区工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS

Sustainable Materials and Technologies Pub Date : 2025-05-24 DOI:10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01462

Jie Li , Changchun Wang , Wenjing Shi , Jinde Wu , Shuyao Si , Wenwen Qi , Yuguo Liu , Jie Zhao , Xueer Kang , Shutong Niu , Hongya Li , Kunlin Liu , Lidong Wang

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Abstract

With the rapid development of industrialization, the consumption of energy resources has surged dramatically. Nuclear energy, which is widely acknowledged as a sustainable and environmentally-friendly energy source with low carbon emissions, has garnered widespread global attention. Extracting uranium from seawater and wastewater where containing abundant uranium resources offers a continuous and sufficient supply of nuclear fuel, serving as a critical solution to mitigate uranium resource shortages. Graphene oxide, leveraging with large specific surface area, exceptional chemical stability, as well as tunable functionalization potential, have demonstrated remarkable potential in uranium extraction from seawater and wastewater. This work systematically reviews recent advancements in graphene oxide-based materials for uranium extraction, from graphene oxide powders to the macroscopic assemblies (such as graphene oxide membranes, aerogels, and hydrogels) and focus on their adsorption performance for uranium in seawater and wastewater. Furthermore, it discusses the primary challenges faced by graphene oxide-based materials in seawater and provides insights into future development directions. Through in-depth research on the development of graphene oxide materials for uranium extraction, it is anticipated that efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable novel materials can be developed, offering innovative solutions to the supply of global uranium resource.

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随着工业化的快速发展，能源的消耗急剧增加。核能作为一种可持续发展、低碳排放的环保能源，受到了全球的广泛关注。从含有丰富铀资源的海水和废水中提取铀，可以提供持续和充足的核燃料供应，是缓解铀资源短缺的关键解决方案。氧化石墨烯具有较大的比表面积、优异的化学稳定性和可调的功能化潜力，在海水和废水中提取铀方面显示出巨大的潜力。本文系统回顾了用于铀提取的氧化石墨烯基材料的最新进展，从氧化石墨烯粉末到宏观组件（如氧化石墨烯膜、气凝胶和水凝胶），并重点研究了它们对海水和废水中铀的吸附性能。此外，它还讨论了氧化石墨烯基材料在海水中面临的主要挑战，并提供了对未来发展方向的见解。通过对氧化石墨烯铀提取材料开发的深入研究，有望开发出高效、经济、可持续的新型材料，为全球铀资源供应提供创新解决方案。

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Sustainable Materials and Technologies Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

CiteScore

13.40

自引率

4.20%

发文量

158

审稿时长

45 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable Materials and Technologies (SM&T), an international, cross-disciplinary, fully open access journal published by Elsevier, focuses on original full-length research articles and reviews. It covers applied or fundamental science of nano-, micro-, meso-, and macro-scale aspects of materials and technologies for sustainable development. SM&T gives special attention to contributions that bridge the knowledge gap between materials and system designs.