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REVIEW article

Front. Mater.
Sec. Environmental Degradation of Materials
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmats.2025.1541204
This article is part of the Research Topic Advances in Radiation-Resistant Composite Materials for Nuclear Applications View all articles

Advanced materials for uranium adsorption: A mini review of recent developments

Provisionally accepted
Dan Liu Dan Liu Yiyuan Wang Yiyuan Wang Liangzhou Zuo Liangzhou Zuo Ming Guo Ming Guo Shun Liu Shun Liu *
  • Wuhan Second Ship Design and Research Institute, Wuhan, China

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    Uranium contamination in water and soil poses serious risks to human health and ecosystems. Adsorption is a promising method for uranium removal due to its efficiency and simplicity. This review highlights recent advancements in uranium (VI) adsorption using Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), Graphene Oxide (GO), and MXenes. MOFs and COFs offer high adsorption capacities and tunable structures, while GO and MXenes exhibit excellent performance due to their large surface areas and unique chemical properties. However, challenges such as regeneration costs, material stability, and large-scale production remain significant barriers. This review discusses these challenges, compares material advantages and limitations, and outlines future directions to develop efficient adsorbents for radioactive waste management and environmental remediation.

    Keywords: Uranium adsorption, Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), Covalent organic frameworks (COFs), Graphene oxide (GO), MXenes

    Received: 07 Dec 2024; Accepted: 13 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Liu, Wang, Zuo, Guo and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Shun Liu, Wuhan Second Ship Design and Research Institute, Wuhan, China

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