用于高效电化学海水提铀的氮/硫共掺杂炭纳米片

N/S Co-doped carbon nanosheets for efficient electrochemical extraction of uranium from seawater

  • 摘要: 炭基催化剂是最具潜力的电化学海水提铀材料之一,但其实际应用性能常受高昂成本与低催化活性限制。有鉴于此,本文利用廉价的聚苯乙烯磺酸树脂以及三聚氰胺为原料,结合低温水热处理以及高温炭化,开发了一类具有高催化活性的氮/硫共掺杂炭纳米片(CNSs),进一步与聚偕胺肟(PAO)共混后制备出一种吸附-催化一体化海水提铀复合电极。得益于CNSs自身高导电性与杂原子掺杂带来的高催化活性,基于CNSs的复合电极能在−2 V的电位下将海水中的铀酰离子催化为易于回收的Na2O(UO3·H2O)x沉淀,并能在1.0×10−3的高浓度铀加标海水中实现3923.7 mg g−1的提取容量与98.1%的铀去除率。原位拉曼光谱表明,电化学提铀40 min内,复合电极表面出现大量的铀化合物。值得指出的是,即使在铀浓度极低的天然海水中,该复合电极仍能回收72.7%的铀,具有优异的应用前景。

     

    Abstract: Carbon-based catalysts one of the most promising materials for electrochemical extraction of uranium from seawater. However, the practical application of these materials is often limited by high costs and low catalytic activity. Herein, by utilizing low-cost polystyrene sulfonic acid resin and melamine as raw materials, a class of nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanosheets (CNSs) with high catalytic activity are developed through low-temperature hydrothermal treatment and high-temperature carbonization. Benefiting from the high conductivity and high catalytic activity, the CNSs based electrodes can catalyze uranyl ions in seawater into easily recoverable Na2O(UO3·H2O)x precipitates at −2 V, and achieve an extraction capacity of up to 3923.7 mg g−1 with a uranium removal ratio of 98.1% in uranium-spiked seawater. In situ Raman spectroscopy indicates that a large number of uranium compounds appears on the surface of the composite electrode within 40 min of electrochemical uranium extraction. Notably, the electrode can still recover 72.7% of the uranium in natural seawater, demonstrating excellent application prospects. This work is hoped to provide new insights into the design of low-cost, metal-free electrocatalysts for efficient uranium extraction from natural seawater.

     

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