{"title":"Engineered Surface Wettability of Nanomaterials for Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater","authors":"Linsen Yang, Xiang-Yu Kong, Liping Wen, Lei Jiang","doi":"10.1021/acsnano.4c18023","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The extraction of uranium from seawater offers a sustainable pathway to secure nuclear fuel supplies, crucial for the transition to low-carbon energy systems. However, the low concentration of uranium and interference from competing ions pose significant challenges to extraction efficiency. Surface wettability engineering has become a key factor in enhancing the performance of nanomaterials. In this Perspective, we explore how surface wettability influences the performance of the nanomaterials in three uranium extraction scenarios: chemical adsorption, electro-assisted enhanced adsorption, and photo/electrocatalytic reduction. Strategies for optimizing this property are discussed, alongside recommendations and future directions in material design and characterization methods, aiming to accelerate the practical application of nanomaterials in seawater uranium extraction.","PeriodicalId":21,"journal":{"name":"ACS Nano","volume":"85 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ACS Nano","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c18023","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The extraction of uranium from seawater offers a sustainable pathway to secure nuclear fuel supplies, crucial for the transition to low-carbon energy systems. However, the low concentration of uranium and interference from competing ions pose significant challenges to extraction efficiency. Surface wettability engineering has become a key factor in enhancing the performance of nanomaterials. In this Perspective, we explore how surface wettability influences the performance of the nanomaterials in three uranium extraction scenarios: chemical adsorption, electro-assisted enhanced adsorption, and photo/electrocatalytic reduction. Strategies for optimizing this property are discussed, alongside recommendations and future directions in material design and characterization methods, aiming to accelerate the practical application of nanomaterials in seawater uranium extraction.
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ACS Nano, published monthly, serves as an international forum for comprehensive articles on nanoscience and nanotechnology research at the intersections of chemistry, biology, materials science, physics, and engineering. The journal fosters communication among scientists in these communities, facilitating collaboration, new research opportunities, and advancements through discoveries. ACS Nano covers synthesis, assembly, characterization, theory, and simulation of nanostructures, nanobiotechnology, nanofabrication, methods and tools for nanoscience and nanotechnology, and self- and directed-assembly. Alongside original research articles, it offers thorough reviews, perspectives on cutting-edge research, and discussions envisioning the future of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
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