Efficient photoreduction strategy for uranium immobilization based on graphite carbon nitride/perovskite oxide heterojunction nanocompositesShow others and affiliations
2021 (English)In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, ISSN 0926-3373, E-ISSN 1873-3883, Vol. 298, article id 120625Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The photoreduction conversion of soluble U(VI) to insoluble U(IV) is an economical strategy for the efficient removal of uranium from radioactive wastewater. A graphite carbon nitride and pemvskite oxide heterojunction composite (g-C3N4/LaFeO3) is designed for the photocatalytic reduction of U(VI) under simulated sunlight conditions from aqueous solution, the reduction-immobilization mechanism is interpreted with the aid of spectroscopic evidence. The proposed heterojunction structure exhibits efficient removal ability (460 mg/g) over a wide range of U(VI) concentrations due to the suppressed recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs and the prolonged lifetimes of the photogenerated carriers. The catalytic efficiency is maintained at a high level after five cycles of reuse. The electrons on LaFeO3 transferred to valence band of g-C3N4, U(VI) is reduced by the electrons and center dot O-2(-) on the surface of g-C3N4. The g-C3N4/LaFeO3 heterojunction provides a promising strategy for the feasible recovery of U(VI) resources with inexhaustible solar energy.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier BV , 2021. Vol. 298, article id 120625
Keywords [en]
Uranium removal, Photoreduction, Carbon nitride, Perovskite oxide
National Category
Materials Chemistry
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-304290DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2021.120625ISI: 000707412200005Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85112532949OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-304290DiVA, id: diva2:1607493
Note
QC 20211101
2021-11-012021-11-012022-12-12Bibliographically approved