Amidoxime-based materials for uranium recovery and removal
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- 20 March 2020
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Materials Chemistry A
- Vol. 8 (16), 7588-7625
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ta14082d
Abstract
Resources and the environment are two eternal themes of social development. Nuclear energy, a green source with high energy density, can greatly alleviate the pressure of the energy crisis in today's society. To guarantee the long-term sufficient supply of nuclear fuel, mining seawater uranium is imperative. Meanwhile, the great threats of uranium to ecological security and human health make the removal of uranium from the environment urgent. To achieve these ends, a large number of materials with specific functions have been born as a result. Among them, amidoxime-based materials serve as one of the most promising candidates and are the main tool used for uranium extraction from aqueous systems owing to their special affinity for uranium. However, there is still huge room for improvement in amidoxime-based materials in terms of their economic efficiency and performance. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of amidoxime-based materials for uranium recovery and removal, including synthesis strategies, characterization and types of amidoxime-based materials, the factors that influence uranium extraction, and the binding mechanisms between amidoxime ligands and uranyl ions, as well as the cost drivers in applications. Meanwhile, the shortcomings of current research as well as future development directions and research hotspots are also pointed out. Based on the in-depth analysis of the currently available literature, a demand-oriented strategy for fabricating a new generation of amidoxime-based adsorbents was proposed, and means to enhance the adsorbent performance were discussed with regards to four aspects, including adsorption capacity, selectivity, kinetics and regenerability. This paper aims to provide guidance for the purposeful design of novel amidoxime-based materials, and to provide advice on circumventing unfavorable factors and solving the technical problems relating to uranium recovery and removal.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51479072, 51521006, 51679082, 51709100, 51979101)
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