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Uranium Extraction: A Marine‐Inspired Hybrid Sponge for Highly Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater (Adv. Funct. Mater. 32/2019)
Author(s) -
Wang Dong,
Song Jianan,
Lin Sen,
Wen Jun,
Ma Chunxin,
Yuan Yihui,
Lei Ming,
Wang Xiaolin,
Wang Ning,
Wu Hui
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201970219
Subject(s) - uranium , sponge , extraction (chemistry) , seawater , natural uranium , depleted uranium , materials science , radioactive waste , adsorption , spent nuclear fuel , enriched uranium , nuclear fuel , waste management , nuclear chemistry , metallurgy , chromatography , chemistry , ecology , engineering , organic chemistry , biology , botany
In article number 1901009, Ning Wang, Hui Wu, and co‐workers present a simple method for industry‐scale production of a specialized sponge that could harvest uranium from natural seawater for use as fuel in nuclear energy generation as well as clean waste from nuclear industry. Inspired by natural sponges, the synthetic sponge shows outstanding uranium adsorption performance and enough mechanical strength to fulfill practical application.