A slime mold-bioinspired MXene membrane for efficient uranium immobilization

Yujie Shao, Yan Liu, Zhirong Liu, Changfu Wang, Yun Wang, Dingzhong Yuan, Fengtao Yu, Ruiming Zhang and Hao Jiang

Chem. Commun., 2026, 62, 7159
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Construction of a graphene/cellulose aerogel embedded with UiO-66-CN for highly efficient uranium capture via electro-adsorption

Jinhao Tian, Nan Li, Yu Luo, Hao Xing, Ruidian Su and Lei Wang

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 6597
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Preparation of Amidoxime Polyacrylonitrile and Sodium Alginate Composite Membrane with Superior Regeneration Performance for Efficient Uranium Adsorption

Yunyang Gui, Guoyan Qi, Nannan Xie, Qiufang Li, Xiaoli Su, Yang-Hai Zheng, Hui Ruan, Yongde Yan, Yun Xue, Sheng Wu and Fuqiu Ma

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2026, 65, 7108
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Preparation of porous network amidoxime polyacrylonitrile/polyvinylpyrrolidone/polyvinyl alcohol composite membranes for effective uranium extraction from simulated seawater

Yunyang Gui, Nannan Xie, Qiufang Li, Guoyan Qi, Xiaoli Su, Sheng Wu, Yongde Yan, Yun Xue and Fuqiu Ma

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 738, 124762
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Engineering exciton dissociation and intermolecular charge transfer to boost superoxide radical in conjugated microporous polymers for simultaneous elimination of coexisting contaminants

Weijie Zhang, Xinye Luo, Luting Liu, Meilin Lei, Quan Wan, Bing Yi, Fengtao Yu and Hai Yang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 499, 156552
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Anion‐Exchange Membrane Electrolysis for Efficient Uranium Extraction from Saline Wastewater

Xiaoli Wang, Huashuai Hu, Jiahao Liu, Jinyang Hu, Chenshuai Han, J. Paul Attfield and Minghui Yang

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
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Electrochemical-mediated FeS active sites regeneration for effective extraction of uranium from seawater

Zena Zhang, Fan Chen, Chunlin Wang, Ruoyu Du, Jingjing Wang, Cheng Yan, Bing Liu, Bin Liang, Aijie Wang and Yuheng Wang

Desalination, 2026, 619, 119542
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Architectured Mesoporous Vaterite Nanohourglasses for High-Efficiency Uranium Capture

Dongsheng Ma, Keming Wan, Mingze Hao, Ruiming Liu, Zhining Wang, Qin Yue and Dongyuan Zhao

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2026
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Anti-biofouling amidoxime polyacrylonitrile composite fibers modified with phosphate and guanidine for efficient and selective uranium extraction from seawater

Yunyang Gui, Qiufang Li, Xiaoli Su, Hui Ruan, Jun Wang, Yongde Yan, Yun Xue, Sheng Wu and Fuqiu Ma

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 378, 134475
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Research progress on low-energy and high-efficiency electrochemical seawater uranium extraction systems

Yanjing Wang, Yu Cao, Xin Wang, Shuangyin Wang and Yanyong Wang

Sci. China Chem., 2025, 68, 6328
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Challenges and Opportunities of Uranium Extraction From Seawater: a Systematic Roadmap From Laboratory to Industry

Tao Wang, Binbin Tao, Bin Zuo, Guoze Yan, Shaoqing Liu, Ruoyu Wang, Zhongzhou Zhao, Feifei Chu, Zhengtong Li, Yusuke Yamauchi and Xingtao Xu

Small Methods, 2025, 9
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Lotus-petiole inspired porous zwitterions electrode for efficient electrochemical uranium extraction from seawater

Hao Li, Xingrui Tang, Qiang Xian, Shibing Zuo, Yiyang Zeng, Chen Xu and Jun Wen

Water Research, 2026, 292, 125347
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One-dimensional nanostructure arrays with Schottky Junction enhanced charge separation for the photoelectrocatalytic selective removal of Uranium from wastewater

Shuyang Li, Xiaoyong Yang, Qing Wang, Hewen Shang, Yang Xu, Yinghao Xu, Xiangyu Kong, Min Zhao, Xuejun Jia, Wangsuo Wu and Duoqiang Pan

Nano Energy, 2024, 128, 109866
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Advanced Electrocatalysts for Uranium Extraction: Design Principles and Future Perspectives

Xinying Lei, Jingxuan Xu, Maiqun Chen, Hongfei Sun, Xiaoying Zhang and Tao Wen

ChemNanoMat, 2026, 12
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Phytic Acid Functionalized Hierarchical Porous Metal‐Organic Framework Microspheres for Efficient Extraction of Uranium from Seawater

Kai Tuo, Jin Li, Yi Li, Chuyao Liang, Cuicui Shao, Weifeng Hou, Congbin Fan, Zhijian Li, Shouzhi Pu, Zhao Chen and Yonghui Deng

Small, 2025, 21
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Imide dioxime-functionalized hydrogel membrane for highly efficient uranium extraction from seawater

Yanxin Jiang, Minyan An, Jiayu Song, Ping Li and Peng Liu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026, 14, 121423
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The utilization of ions in seawater for electrocatalysis

Linsen Huang, Deyu Bao, Yunling Jiang, Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, Yao Zheng and Shi-Zhang Qiao

National Science Review, 2025, 12
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Peroxide ion squeezes into the UO22+-amidoxime coordination complex to efficiently elute UO22+ down from fibers treated with real seawater

Junwen Tan, Wencai Cheng, Congcong Ding, Ze Qiu, Shen Zhang, Xirui Lu, Jun Wen and Hao Li

Chemical Engineering Science, 2026, 321, 122833
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Performance and mechanism of amino-functionalized hydroxyapatite for uranium removal from strong acidity uranium wastewater

Liangbing Sheng, Dexin Ding, Hui Zhang and Chen Chen

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12, 114231
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Electrochemical Uranium Extraction from Wastewater and Seawater

Beichen Xue, Yilin Ji, Haitao Yi, Yaowen Liu, Xin Huang, Chao Liu, Jing Li, Rui Xiao and Xinlong Tian

Adv Funct Materials, 2026
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Enhancing the Flotation Separation of Galena and Pyrite in the Presence of Seawater

Ningbo Song, Wanzhong Yin, Yu Xie and Jin Yao

Langmuir, 2024
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Amidoxime-functionalized nitrogen/phosphorus co-doped graphene-like biochar: constructing electrodes with high electrosorption performance for capacitive deionization treatment of uranium-containing wastewater

Yang Wang, Yun Wang, Yang Li, Yanjun Du, Zihao Feng, Dongqin Huang, Qidong Ye, Xingnong Wu, Yan Liu, Dingzhong Yuan, Hao Jiang and Xiaoyan Li

Separation and Purification Technology, 2026, 388, 136826
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Photothermal wool-derived biochar/agar composite aerogel as “uranium trap” for synergistic enhancement of adsorption capacity from seawater

Taotao Qiang, Bing Shi, Xiaonan Ruan, Huaqing Liu, Chen Mi, Qingshuang Zhu, Jie Xiong and Longfang Ren

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026, 14, 121739
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Design and engineering of single-atom catalysts for environmental remediation: Principles and structural–property relationship

Yangzi Shangguan, Ranhao Wang, Yuanhao Zhou, Xuezhen Feng and Hong Chen

Nano Research, 2026, 19, 94908168
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Uranium extraction from seawater: Progress and challenges

Yihui Yang, Fangfang Lan, Lu Shi, Xianhui Li and Yang Yang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026, 14, 120945
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Electrochemical techniques for uranium extraction from water

Savan K. Raj, Andrew J. Carrier, Brian C. Youden, Mark R. Servos, Ken D. Oakes and Xu Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 492, 152341
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Porous organic frameworks and their composites for uranium extraction from seawater: A review

Siqi Ni, Shusen Chen, Njud S. Alharbi, Ziming Li and Changlun Chen

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 360, 130899
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Uranium in coal by-product and unconventional resources: occurrence characteristics and extraction methods

Shan Li, Hongxiang Xu, Yijun Cao, Jiushuai Deng, Xin Sun, Yuntao Kang, Lin Ma and Manjiang Xie

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 379, 135163
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Fabrication of MIP-201 membrane with excellent stability for high-efficiency uranium separation from seawater

Yue Zhang, Jiaxin Liu, Shishi Du, Tingting Wang, Meixi Yan, Sixing Chen, Sujing Wang, Xin Zheng, Jing Ma, Shin-ichiro Noro and Yi Liu

Journal of Membrane Science, 2026, 740, 124921
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Efficient adsorption of U(VI) from seawater on tannin-immobilized conjugated micro-mesoporous poly(aniline)s

Xiaoying Lin, Bingqing Huang, Yifan Liu, Yuancai Lv, Chunxiang Lin, Jianhui Huang, Minghua Liu, Xiaoxia Ye and Jie Chen

Desalination, 2026, 619, 119593
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Carbazole-Bearing Conjugated Microporous Polymer Electrodes for Uranium Extraction from Seawater with Good Anti-biofouling Feature

Xinyue Zhang, Xinying Lei, Hongfei Sun, Hanming Ke, Jingxuan Xu, Yuhao Yang, Sai Zhang, Tao Wen, Zhuoyu Ji and Xiangke Wang

Chem Bio Eng., 2025, 2, 53
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Molybdate Anion‐Doped Porous Electrodes with Oxygen‐Bridging Mode for Efficient Electroreduction of Uranium(Vl)

Jiarui Cao, Weixu Liu, Cheng Zhang, Yue Zheng, Yajie Yang, Doudou Cao, Yingbo Song, Wanying Chen, Liping Wen, Xiangyu Kong, Hongjuan Ma, Shusen Chen, Yan Song, Fengju Wang, Ye Yuan, Yi Wang and Guangshan Zhu

Adv Funct Materials, 2026, 36
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Investigating the photocatalytic reduction of U(VI) over a single-atom Fe complex catalyst

Zhengfeng Hu, Zhixin Liu, Chia Chay Tay, Linfa Bao and Muqing Qiu

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024, 411, 125774
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Spontaneous hexavalent uranium reduction via red phosphorus-mediated copper redox cycling

Zhizeng Pan, Ningchao Zheng, Lanyan Yin, Yachao Tan, Deqian Zeng, Shunyan Ning, Xiangbiao Yin, Mohammed F. Hamza, Yuezhou Wei and Zhuofeng Hu

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 117624
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Fabrication of highly porous adsorbent templated by surfactant stabilized foams for photothermally assisted U(VI) capture

Liya Zhang, Xiangrong Wang, Qina Yu, Can Cheng, Aixin Song and Jingcheng Hao

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 726, 137898
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Phosphate-modified hydrothermal biochar: Green and efficient uranium adsorption

Xinchen Chen, Xianfeng Ma and Jishen Jiang

Materials Letters, 2024, 377, 137363
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Silica and chitosan synergistically modified biochar composite with excellent antibacterial activity for efficient and selective U (VI) adsorption from seawater

Long-Hua Zhou, Xin-Chen Lin, Shan Du, Hui Li, Yong-Jiu Jin, Zong-Bo Xie and Zhang-Gao Le

J Radioanal Nucl Chem, 2026
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Impact of Biochar Addition Levels on Remediation of Uranium-Stressed Soil: Evidence from 16S rDNA and Metabolomics

Huachuan Feng, Yilin Wang, Xiaofeng Wang, Nan Li, Qiuyang Li, Jin Li, Xiaoming Chen, Qing Wang and Wenkun Zhu

ACS EST Eng., 2024, 4, 1891
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Microstructure Optimization of the MIP-177-LT Membrane for Highly Efficient Uranium Separation from Seawater

Yue Zhang, Meixi Yan, Tingting Wang, Sixing Chen, Jie Jiang, Mingming Wu, Shin-ichiro Noro, Xin Zheng, Sujing Wang, Jiaxin Liu, Jing Ma and Yi Liu

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2025, 64, 13826
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Comparative study on the uranium removal performance of common minerals: performance, kinetics and mechanism

Shizong Wang, Jianlong Wang and Xuan Guo

Environmental Technology, 2025, 46, 5313
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In-situ loading of phosphate groups functionalized nanoparticles ZnO on carbon felt for adsorption of uranium (Ⅵ) in seawater

Tao Wang, Weiguo Zhang, Yan Song, Shusen Chen, Hongzhi Wang and Jinrui Wu

Applied Surface Science, 2026, 735, 166667
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