{"title":"One-pot synthesis of composite metal-organic framework for enhanced water adsorption: Feasibility and mechanism exploration","authors":"Qiyang Wu , Xiang Ma , Libing Zheng , Hui Zhong , Yuansong Wei","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118251","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118251","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metal-organic framework (MOF) offers a promising solution to the global water crisis with atmospheric water harvesting (AWH). However, its practical application is limited by its water adsorption performance in various humidity conditions. In this work, composited MOFs (CMOFs) with hygroscopic salt were synthesized by a one-pot hydrothermal method to enhance the water uptake, and the effect of aluminum sources and dispersants was investigated. AlCl<sub>3</sub> and Al(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> were efficient aluminum sources that showed stable water adsorption performance, which exhibited excellent water adsorption performance with a water adsorption capacity of 0.4 g·g<sup>−1</sup> at 20 % RH for MOF-303. The crystal structure of MOF-303 will change and show a significantly low specific surface area as Al<sub>2</sub>(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub> is used as the aluminum source, and the water adsorption capacity decreases to 0.2 g·g<sup>−1</sup> at 20 % RH because of the strong binding energy (−7.196 eV) between SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup> and MOF-303. Hygroscopic salt was incorporated in MOF successfully via the one-pot hydrothermal synthesis method, the composite ratio of salt was 0.1442, 0.1732, and 0.1607 g·g<sup>−1</sup> in MOF-303-LiOH, MOF-303-NaOH, and MOF-303-Ca(OH)<sub>2</sub>. The new chemical state of chlorine and sodium elements demonstrate that the hygroscopic salt was adsorbed/trapped by the MOF structure. MOF-303-NaOH showed a stable water adsorption capacity of 0.22 g·g<sup>−1</sup> at 30 % RH and significantly enhanced water adsorption capacity of up to 2.05 g·g<sup>−1</sup> at 95 % RH. Meanwhile, the ratio of salts in the CMOF can be adjusted with the proportion of dispersants, the cyclic adsorption test indicated that AlFu-NaOH-2 maintained the water adsorption capacity of 1.62 g·g<sup>−1</sup> without deliquesce. This work provides a new strategy for synthesizing CMOFs with excellent water adsorption performance, which can potentially promote the application of MOF in AWH.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118251"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142561272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DesalinationPub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118235
SungKu Heo , Taeseok Oh , TaeYong Woo , SangYoon Kim , Yunkyu Choi , Minseok Park , Jeonghoon Kim , ChangKyoo Yoo
{"title":"Real-scale demonstration of digital twins-based aeration control policy optimization in partial nitritation/Anammox process: Policy iterative dynamic programming approach","authors":"SungKu Heo , Taeseok Oh , TaeYong Woo , SangYoon Kim , Yunkyu Choi , Minseok Park , Jeonghoon Kim , ChangKyoo Yoo","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118235","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118235","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Partial nitritation (PN) and anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) process is a promising energy-efficient nitrogen removal method in wastewater sector. Recently, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven process operation techniques are widely researched. However, there is few research to demonstrate AI application into a full-scale wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) due to operational complexity of WWTP. This study conducts a real-scale demonstration of digital twin-based aeration control policy (DT-O<sub>2</sub>CTRL) to autonomously control the full-scale PN/A process under high nitrogen influent loads. For this, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and NH<sub>4</sub>-N in influent and reactors, were collected through the online sensors. Then, digital twin (DT) model of full-scale PN/A process was mathematically developed. Finally, policy iterative dynamic programming (PIDP), inspired from the reinforcement learning, was suggested as the core algorithm of AI-O<sub>2</sub>CTRL to maintain a NO<sub>2</sub>-N/NH<sub>4</sub>-N ratio (NNR) which is a critical operation factor in PN/A process. The results showed that the DT model showed an accuracy of >95 %. Based on the DT model, the AI-O<sub>2</sub>CTRL algorithm autonomously controls the NNR at the target value of 1.1 and reduces electricity consumption by 16.7 % when treating around 400 m<sup>3</sup>/d of enriching nitrogen loads. Finally, it can reduce the operational cost by 19,724.01$/year regardless of the influent load fluctuations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118235"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142560703","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DesalinationPub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118242
Julian David Hunt , Malak Talal Al-Nory , Alexander H. Slocum , Yoshihide Wada
{"title":"Integrated seasonal pumped hydro, cooling, and reverse osmosis: A solution to desert coastal regions","authors":"Julian David Hunt , Malak Talal Al-Nory , Alexander H. Slocum , Yoshihide Wada","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118242","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118242","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Matching the supply of renewable energies with electricity demand, providing cooling services and desalinated water are main challenges faced by desert regions. One solution for the increase in variable renewable sources in the grid is seawater-based pumped hydro storage (PHS) located near mountainous coastlines. However, the widespread adoption of this technology is limited due to the added costs associated with corrosion and safeguarding against seawater intrusion, which can outweigh the advantages of not using freshwater with a lower reservoir. Nevertheless, when contemplating seasonal storage, the use of seawater in PHS plants becomes substantially more compelling. This paper accordingly integrates seasonal pumped hydro storage, seasonal thermal energy storage, and reverse osmosis, so that the same pump and motor is used for storing energy and desalinating seawater. Results presented in this paper are based on the two proposed projects and show that the levelized cost of storage for the projects investigated is 23 and 45 USD/MWh, which is similar to the cost of solar power. In conclusion, integrated seasonal pumped hydro, cooling, and reverse osmosis could be a viable alternative to desert coastal regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118242"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DesalinationPub Date : 2024-10-26DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118239
Zhiliang Tang , Shuangshuang Hu , Dongkai Chu , Shuoshuo Qu , Yuying Yang , Peng Yao
{"title":"Aluminum-based solar seawater desalination interface evaporator processed by picosecond laser combined with fire treatment","authors":"Zhiliang Tang , Shuangshuang Hu , Dongkai Chu , Shuoshuo Qu , Yuying Yang , Peng Yao","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118239","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118239","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solar interfacial evaporator is one of the most attractive and continuous approaches to solve the global freshwater shortage issues, especially in terms of desalinating seawater and purifying industrial wastewater. Since the interfacial evaporator prepared by traditional methods is difficult to produce fresh water stably for a long time, it is difficult to be widely used. Here, we propose an aluminum (Al) -based solar interfacial evaporator prepared by picosecond laser ablation combined with fire treatment (LTF) method. The prepared surface exhibits superhydrophilicity and ultra-high light absorption rate (99 %). The average evaporation rate under one sun (1 KW·m<sup>−2</sup>) exposure can reach 3.5 kg·m<sup>−2</sup>·h<sup>−1</sup>, with the solar thermal conversion efficiency of 80.51 %. Moreover, during the 20-day successive desalination, the evaporation capability of the LTF processed Al (LTF-AL) surface remains stable. Even when the performance is reduced, the performance can be restored to its previous state with a simple fire treatment. Furthermore, the prepared surface can be used to purify contaminated water. After desalination, the ion concentration of seawater (Bohai Sea) is much lower than the ion concentration limit set by the WHO for drinkable water. The laser ablation combined with fire treatment provides a fast and simple method for high efficiency solar desalination in the real world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118239"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142561271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Green self-templated synthesis of P-doped mesoporous carbon from dual sodium salts with improved average pore size for capacitive deionization","authors":"Hua Qiang, Mingxing Shi, Keren Lu, Fengyun Wang, Mingzhu Xia","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118246","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118246","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mesoporous carbon materials hold significant potential in capacitive deionization (CDI) technology owing to expansive accessible surface area, more adaptable pore structure, excellent conductivity properties and effective surface modification and functionalization. While templating is a common method for synthesizing mesoporous carbons, the commonly used hard and soft templating approaches among them suffer from the challenges of expensive precursors and templating agents, complex procedures, secondary contaminants and difficulties in template removal. In contrast, the self-templating method not only circumvents the traditional template removal or combustion steps but also eliminates the use of organic solvents and hazardous chemicals, thus minimizing environmental impact. In this paper, we have successfully synthesized phosphorus-doped mesoporous carbon with a large average pore size (p<sub>aver</sub>) using a green and convenient self-templating method employing dual sodium salts of sodium alginate (SA) and sodium phytate (SP). Compared to single SA (6.76 nm) or SP (3.74 nm) self-templated carbonization, the average pore size of carbon materials obtained from dual self-templated carbonization with a proportional mixture (12.97 nm) is significantly improved. The larger average pore size provides a greater surface area for electrode-electrolyte interactions, allowing for easier access and faster diffusion of ions into the pores, thereby enhancing the electrochemical and capacitive deionization properties of the material. The resulting material demonstrates promising electrochemical and desalination performance as evidenced by possessing a specific capacitance of 175.8 A/g and an adsorption capacity of 19.65 mg/g, underlining its potential for application in capacitive deionization utilizing mesoporous carbon materials with large average pore size.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118246"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142560702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DesalinationPub Date : 2024-10-26DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118244
Dwani Venkataswamy Gowda , Ariane Berthet , Danny Harmsen , Arnout D'Haese , Emile R. Cornelissen
{"title":"Impact of membrane surface and module damage on virus removal and integrity in RO membranes","authors":"Dwani Venkataswamy Gowda , Ariane Berthet , Danny Harmsen , Arnout D'Haese , Emile R. Cornelissen","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118244","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118244","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>RO membrane modules are very effective in removing viruses and salts, but concerns remain regarding their long-term integrity in full-scale RO spiral wound systems. Membrane defects can arise from delamination, chlorine, or abrasive particle exposure, and module defects can arise from permeate tube, O-ring, and glue line damage. These issues compromise the membrane and module's performance, allowing viruses to pass that are not detected by conductivity monitoring. This paper assesses the impact of damage on virus removal using biological indicators (natural virus markers (NV)) and non-biological surrogates (salt, sulfate, rhodamine WT, pyranine). Three categories of module damage were studied and characterized using different autopsy techniques: membrane module component damage (permeate tube damage, O-ring damage, and membrane delamination), oxidative membrane damage (by hypochlorite exposure dose), and membrane surface damage (by abrasive particle exposure). Module component damage resulted in increased water permeability and decreased natural virus rejection. The conductivity remained similar to that of an intact module except in the case of permeate tube damage. Chlorine exposure (9000 ppm.h) didn't result in detectable NV markers in the permeate, indicating an intact support layer despite active layer damage. Abrasive particle exposure by suspended silicon carbide in the feed resulted in scratches, observed by SEM images, and a decline in the rejection of fluorescent marker, which indicates membrane surface damage. Results demonstrate that NV markers most consistently determine virus removal capacity in modules compromised by component damage. However, for assessing active layer damage, solutes like rhodamine-WT and pyranine prove more effective. This underscores the necessity of employing multiple indicators for a comprehensive evaluation of membrane integrity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118244"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142561273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DesalinationPub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118220
Yujian Wu , Luxin Li , Wenxi Liao , Yanyan Huang , Tao Li , Muchun Guo , Huang Zhou , Yuxin Yang
{"title":"Floating photothermal fabric based on spike-like dendrite fiber for highly efficient solar-thermal clean water production","authors":"Yujian Wu , Luxin Li , Wenxi Liao , Yanyan Huang , Tao Li , Muchun Guo , Huang Zhou , Yuxin Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118220","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118220","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Solar energy-driven interfacial water evaporation devices are expected to play a crucial role in obtaining fresh water from seawater. Using suitable micro-nano substrate materials can enhance the evaporation rate of flexible interfacial evaporators. However, current flexible micro-nano evaporator substrates are often made of porous gels, which are prone to undesirable heat loss during evaporation due to water filling the pores. In this study, we present a flexible photothermal fabric evaporator that integrates micro-nano structured nickel dendrite photothermal fibers as the photothermal layer with hydrophilic cotton wire serving as the water channel. These components are seamlessly combined through a traditional weaving process, creating an innovative design. The dendrite substrate is fabricated via an electrodeposition process, which can be tailored to produce an enhanced micro-nano surface. Following this, the dendrite is coated with a PANI photothermal conversion material using the electrophoresis method. The hydrophilic cotton wire effectively ensures a continuous water supply and efficiently channels water toward the dendrite's surface through a pronounced gradient capillary effect. As a result, the photothermal fabric achieves a remarkable surface temperature of 97.2 °C, an impressive evaporation rate of 2.13 kg·m<sup>−2</sup>·h<sup>−1</sup>, and a high evaporation efficiency of 85.6 % under illumination intensities of 1 kW·m<sup>−2</sup>. Additionally, it demonstrates robust long-term stability, enduring at least 15 consecutive cycles without significant degradation. This efficient construction and utilization of the micro-nano interface, combined with a sustained and adequate water supply, highlight the potential of dendrite photothermal fabric for seawater desalination applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118220"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529127","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A study on the coupling of Li+ and H3BO3 extraction and their mutual promotion mechanism","authors":"Ruzhen Zhao , Manxing Huo , Qifeng Wei , Xiulian Ren , Yongming Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118221","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118221","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Efficient extraction of lithium and boron resources from salt-lakes is a prominent topic of research among scholars. In this study, a process route for the simultaneous extraction of lithium and boric acid was employed, followed by their separation through stepwise stripping. During the experiments, a coupling effect in the extraction of Li<sup>+</sup> and H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> was found, leading to an in-depth investigation of their mutual promotion mechanisms. Three significant patterns have been clearly verified through experiments, molecular dynamics simulations and quantum chemical calculations: First, the acidic extractant N221 can not only extract Li<sup>+</sup>, but also enhance the extraction of H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>; Second, mono-fatty alcohol R-OH as dilute can effectively extract H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> while also promoting the extraction of Li<sup>+</sup>. Lastly, Li<sup>+</sup> and H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub> can mutually promote each other's extraction. Using the Qinghai old brine, N221 system achieved a 99 % extraction efficiency for H<sub>3</sub>BO<sub>3</sub>, with an initial lithium extraction of 97 %, around 80 % in subsequent rounds. This paper proposes an effective method for the extraction of Li<sup>+</sup> and boric acid, and thoroughly studied the mechanism of their mutual promotion of extraction. This research offers new insights into the comprehensive utilization of salt-lake resources.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118221"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142529099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DesalinationPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118236
Y.K. Goi, Y.Y. Liang
{"title":"A general modeling framework for FO spiral-wound membrane and its fouling impact on FO-RO desalination system","authors":"Y.K. Goi, Y.Y. Liang","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118236","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118236","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modeling fouling in forward osmosis (FO) spiral-wound membrane (SWM) is challenging due to the time-dependent nature of fouling and the complex flow patterns induced by baffle. This necessitates the development of a general modeling framework for FO SWM module that prioritizes both accuracy and ease of implementation. This framework was validated against FO SWM experiment data from previous work, demonstrating a reasonable agreement with a maximum error of 13.1 % in FO permeate flux. This validated model was used to study the impact of fouling on feed recovery, a critical factor influencing specific energy consumption (SEC) in FO-RO desalination systems. While improved operating conditions and membrane parameters (<em>A</em>, <em>S</em><sub><em>s</em></sub> and <em>C</em><sub><em>f</em></sub>) initially lead to increased water flux, this effect was significantly counteracted by accelerated fouling. Consequently, performance improvements in terms of flux and SEC remained minimal (<1 %) under severe fouling conditions. The results show that for foulant cake with larger pore diameter (>10 nm), the contribution of hydraulic resistance is insignificant compared to osmotic resistance. However, the contribution of hydraulic resistance becomes important for foulant cakes with pore diameter smaller than 10 nm. This paper shows that modeling have evolved to a stage that they can be used to understand membrane fouling phenomena at the SWM module scale.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118236"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142573031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
DesalinationPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118238
Shuaiyu Zheng , Shuhui Li , Xinyu Luo , Jianwei Bai , Feixiang Gao , Huijun Yan , Maokui Li , Long Huo , Chunhong Zhang , Jun Wang
{"title":"Photothermal composite polyamidoxime-graphene oxide/polyacrylamide hydrogel for efficient and selective uranium extraction from seawater","authors":"Shuaiyu Zheng , Shuhui Li , Xinyu Luo , Jianwei Bai , Feixiang Gao , Huijun Yan , Maokui Li , Long Huo , Chunhong Zhang , Jun Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118238","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.desal.2024.118238","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Uranium extraction from seawater is considered to be one of the seven separation technologies that will revolutionize the world. Although adsorbents containing amidoxime (AO) groups have shown promising results, their capacity and selectivity still pose challenges. In this study, polyamidoxime-graphene oxide/polyacrylamide (PAO-GO/PAM) photothermal composite hydrogels were prepared using an ultraviolet photoinitiation strategy. The three-dimensional (3D) hydrophilic network at the molecular level by radical polymerization of acrylamide retains a large amount of PAO, facilitating the easy migration of uranyl ions (UO<sub>2</sub><sup>2+</sup>) to the interior of the adsorbent to chelate with AO groups. In addition, GO was introduced to provide the hydrogel with excellent photothermal conversion ability, causing a rapid temperature increase upon exposure to simulated sunlight. Based on the heat-absorbing properties of UO<sub>2</sub><sup>2+</sup> chelated with AO groups, the temperature increase of the hydrogel inevitably leads to a right-shift of the thermodynamic equilibrium, providing the prepared hydrogel with a high adsorption capacity under light conditions. Adsorption experiments showed that the PAO<sub>50</sub>-GO<sub>1.5</sub>/PAM hydrogel achieves a maximum adsorption capacity of 396.82 mg·g<sup>−1</sup> at pH = 6 with an improvement of 63.4 % in the K<sub>U</sub>/K<sub>V</sub> ratio. After five cycles, the elution rate remained at 87.1 %. These results demonstrate the promising applications of the adsorbent in large-scale uranium extraction from seawater.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":299,"journal":{"name":"Desalination","volume":"593 ","pages":"Article 118238"},"PeriodicalIF":8.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142537315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}