Alginate-based supermacroporous hydrogels fabricated by cryo-polymerization for uranium extraction from seawater

Xu Zhang, Dagang Li, Chang Cui, Shusen Chen, Meng Ji, Weiwu Tang, Le Yang, Fengqi Zhang, Jinying Li, Dongxiang Zhang and Xiyan Xu

Polym. Chem., 2023, 14, 2902
DOI: 10.1039/D3PY00529A

Uranium and lithium extraction from seawater: challenges and opportunities for a sustainable energy future

Yu Jie Lim, Kunli Goh, Atsushi Goto, Yanli Zhao and Rong Wang

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 22551
DOI: 10.1039/D3TA05099H

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
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA07988D

Co-irradiation induced graft polymerization of pre-swollen polyacrylonitrile nanofiber membranes for uranium extraction from seawater

Ying Wu, Yunyou Yao, Zhenjie Ding, Jixiang Li, Tao Han, Jianzhong Gu, Yan Song, Ziming Li, Lu Xu, Shusen Chen and Hongjuan Ma

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2025, 13, 3424
DOI: 10.1039/D4TA08239G

Cyphos IL101 enhancement on uranium extraction from seawater of SA/rGO/PEI gel beads and regulation optimal adsorption conditions of pH

Qi Xin, Qingliang Wang, Kaiwen Luo, Zhiwu Lei, Eming Hu, Junwen Lv, Hongqing Wang, Feng Liang, Fang Hu and Hongqiang Wang

Desalination, 2024, 585, 117758
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117758

Batch preparation of low-cost photothermal amidoxime-based fabric adsorbent for boosting uranium extraction from seawater

Chenxiao Hong, Chen Huang, Li Han, Fengju Wang, Gang Chen, Yan Song, Ziming Li, Shusen Chen, Jingye Li, Hongjuan Ma and Bowu Zhang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 362, 131706
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.131706

Interconnected porous adsorbents via secondary foaming process for uranium capture and reutilization in X-ray shielding

Liya Zhang, Mingfei Li, Weifeng Jiang, Shuli Dong, Aixin Song and Jingcheng Hao

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2026, 527, 171720
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.171720

A bio-inspired ambient-pressure-dried hierarchical aerogel for ultrafast uranium harvesting from seawater

Dagang Li, Fengqi Zhang, Xu Zhang, Dongxiang Zhang, Shusen Chen, Zilei Zhang, Constantin Muhire, Yan Song, Le Yang, Jinzheng Hou, Jinying Li and Xiyan Xu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 497, 154632
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.154632

In situ fabrication of ZIF-8 Shell on Polyamidoxime nanofibers for enhanced uranium extraction from seawater through a synergistic effect

Qi Cui, Hao Li, Fengju Wang, Ziming Li, He Li, Yan Song, Haotian Wu, Xiaoze Wang and Shusen Chen

Desalination, 2026, 621, 119741
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2025.119741

Highly efficient and selective uranium capture across wide concentration and pH ranges by graphitic carbon nitride with multiple Lewis base sites

Wenxiu Sun, Minjie Wang, Qinyan Zhang, Ping Cao, Qingyun Yang, Mi Li, Tao Cai and Qingyi Zeng

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 118552
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.118552

Pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylic acid intercalated LDH: A highly selective structured adsorbents for Cu2+ ions removal

Ruoxuan Zheng, Wan-Lei Zhao, Hongqiang Li, Hanbin Hu, Tong Lin, Wei Chen and Yu-Fei Song

Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, 346, 127532
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.127532

Amidoxime engineering enhanced sorption performance of chitosan towards uranium from aqueous solution and simulated seawater

Guodong Wang, Ting Xiang, Njud S. Alharbi, Lei Zhang and Changlun Chen

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 367, 132909
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.132909

A chitosan-based interconnected porous ionic gel constructed via cryo-polymerization for uranium extraction from seawater

Fengqi Zhang, Dagang Li, Dongxiang Zhang, Jinzheng Hou, Zilei Zhang, Runchao Tan, Haocun Tan and Xiyan Xu

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 373, 133563
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.133563

Amidoxime-Schiff base synergistic coordination and skeleton structure modification to construct porous polymer adsorbent materials for highly selective adsorption of uranium(VI)

Tianrui Li, Yifan Liu, Miaomiao Zhang, Xiaoying Yuan, Xiujing Peng, Guoxin Sun and Yu Cui

Desalination, 2025, 607, 118802
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2025.118802

Progress in Uranium Extraction From Seawater: The Pivotal Role of Structure Engineering of Adsorbents

Yan Kong, Hairong Cui, Bin Yang, Xuemin Zhang, Jian Zhou, Qing Yang, Xingyu Liao, Quanli Liu and Jiulong Wang

Adv Funct Materials, 2026
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.74724

Amidoxime covalent organic framework@Fe3O4 based magnetic solid-phase extraction for rapid and sensitive determination of trace uranium in seafood

Fan Bai, Xu Yang, Cheng Yang, Hai-Long Qian and Xiu-Ping Yan

Journal of Chromatography A, 2025, 1740, 465564
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2024.465564

Photothermal composite polyamidoxime-graphene oxide/polyacrylamide hydrogel for efficient and selective uranium extraction from seawater

Shuaiyu Zheng, Shuhui Li, Xinyu Luo, Jianwei Bai, Feixiang Gao, Huijun Yan, Maokui Li, Long Huo, Chunhong Zhang and Jun Wang

Desalination, 2025, 593, 118238
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118238

Sulfonated corn stalk enhanced hydrogel adsorption for heavy metal from metal mine gallery effluent

Zhengyuan Feng, Jian Li, Nan Chen and Chuanping Feng

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 357, 130160
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.130160

A critical review on photocatalytic reductive conversion of uranium by CdS-based catalysts

Zhiren Guo, Xiyan Xu, Jinlei Song, Dagang Li, Xiao Zhang, Kongqiu Hu, Lei Mei, Hansheng Li, Jinying Li, Dongxiang Zhang and Weiqun Shi

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 117633
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.117633

Assembly of a core–shell MOF with stability into Polyacrylamide hydrogel for boosting extraction of uranium from seawater

Yucheng Song, Huanhuan Tan, Shiliang Qin, Zhong Liu, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen, Peipei Yang and Songwei Li

Nano Res., 2024, 17, 3398
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6233-x

Self-assembled “3D-stereoscopic printing-like” PANI-based porous carbon aerogels for high-efficiency CO2 adsorption

Zilei Zhang, Dagang Li, Dongxiang Zhang, Haocun Tan, Fengqi Zhang, Jinzheng Hou, Runchao Tan, Jinying Li and Xiyan Xu

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 519, 165389
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.165389

A novel anti-biofouling collagen fiber grafted with hyperbranched polyethyleneimine/amidoxime for efficient uranium extraction from seawater

Bingying Li, Jingyuan Liu, Shusen Chen, Yan Song, Qi Liu, Jing Yu, Rongrong Chen, Jiahui Zhu, Rumin Li and Jun Wang

Desalination, 2024, 586, 117894
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.117894

Construction of hierarchical mesoporous and oxime functionalized metal-organic framework based on Hofmeister ion-mediated template strategy for uranium extraction

Yi Li, Kai Tuo, Chuyao Liang, Cuicui Shao, Weifeng Hou, Yuxin Sun, Wei Xu, Shuyang Cao, Shouzhi Pu and Zhijian Li

Applied Surface Science, 2025, 712, 164172
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.164172

Uranium adsorption properties and mechanism of ZIF-8/microalgae composite adsorbent with crosslinked chitosan/tannic acid curing supported by quaternary phosphate ionic liquid

Kaiwen Luo, Qingliang Wang, Qi Xin, Zhiwu Lei, Eming Hu, Hongqing Wang, Feng Liang and Hongqiang Wang

Desalination, 2024, 592, 118079
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2024.118079

Nano-tentacled interconnected channels organic gel for rapid uranium extraction from seawater

Dagang Li, Zheng Chen, Fengqi Zhang, Zilei Zhang, Chongcheng Chen, Dongxiang Zhang and Xiyan Xu

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 480, 135784
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135784

Adding Nano B-TiO2 active cores to polyacrylic acid cryogel for boosting synergistic adsorptive-photocatalytic uranium capture

Shidi Li, Xiao Zhang, Zhiren Guo, Tengfei Gao, Dagang Li, Jinlei Song, Yihui Yuan and Xiyan Xu

Separation and Purification Technology, 2026, 394, 137639
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2026.137639

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
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.137898

Freeze-enabled synthesis of functional materials: fundamental, progress, and applications

Yunfeng Bai and Haifei Zhang

Progress in Materials Science, 2026, 155, 101523
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmatsci.2025.101523

Boosting uranium extraction from Seawater by micro-redox reactors anchored in a seaweed-like adsorbent

Yinshan Zhang, Yingcai Wang, Zhimin Dong, Youqun Wang, Yuhui Liu, Xiaohong Cao, Zhibin Zhang, Chao Xu, Ning Wang and Yunhai Liu

Nat Commun, 2024, 15
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-53366-3

Antibacterial porous Poly(Tannin-Urethane) network buoys achieve selective uranium reduction and extraction from seawater

Peng Liu, Meiyun Xu, Wenwen Wang, Yan Song, Fengju Wang, Xueying Peng, Linjuan Zhang, Shusen Chen and Daoben Hua

Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 362, 131681
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2025.131681

Advanced three-dimensional porous materials for uranium extraction: Strategies for enhancing adsorption performance and optimizing reusability, anti-fouling property

Jie Li, Wenwen Qi, Hongya Li, Linqing Yang, Yong Li, Xuezhou Zhang, Xiaojing Cao, e Fu, Xubo Wei, Yuguo Liu, Qingwei Zhang, Jiazheng Lei, Liang Zhang, Jinde Wu, Lidong Wang and Tinggui Yang

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 547, 217134
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217134

Enhancing uranium adsorption performance through the introduction of a electron conjugation system on amidoximated phenyl natural bamboo strips

Ying Wang, Zaiwen Lin, Yan Song, Haotian Wu, Jing Yu, Jiahui Zhu, Qi Liu, Ying Li, Shusen Chen and Jun Wang

Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, 337, 126389
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2024.126389

Huge block adsorbent with super-sized water transport channels for ultrafast and high-capacity recovery of dispersed uranium

Jiacheng Zhang, Meng Cao, Shilei Zhao, Hui Wang, Yaping Jian, Yue Ma, Lijuan Feng, Yihui Yuan and Ning Wang

NSO, 2024, 20240020
DOI: 10.1360/nso/20240020