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  • Materials Science
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Uranium capture from wastewater is critical for environmental safety and nuclear energy sustainability.
  • Existing methods face challenges like limited active sites, charge recombination, and poor hydrophilicity.
  • Developing efficient adsorbents and photocatalysts for uranium removal remains a significant research area.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and synthesize a defect-engineered pyrene-based covalent organic framework (TP-PYTO-SA) for efficient photocatalytic uranium capture.
  • To investigate the role of defect engineering and salicylaldehyde (SA) incorporation in enhancing material performance.
  • To evaluate the uranium adsorption capacity, photocatalytic efficiency, and stability of the synthesized material.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a pyrene-based covalent organic framework (TP-PYTO-SA) using 2,4,6-triformylphloroglucinol (TP) and 2,7-diaminopyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone (PYTO) with salicylaldehyde (SA).
  • Optimization of defect density (20%) to create localized electron traps and improve hydrophilicity.
  • Characterization of the material's bandgap (1.70 eV) and evaluation of its photocatalytic uranium extraction performance under solar irradiation.
  • Assessment of adsorption capacity, recyclability, and removal efficiency in simulated wastewater with competing ions.

Main Results:

  • The defect-engineered TP-PYTO-SA material exhibits a high uranium adsorption capacity of 1151.65 mg g⁻¹, a 38.82% increase compared to the pristine material.
  • Achieved outstanding photocatalytic uranium extraction without a sacrificial agent, demonstrating efficient charge separation facilitated by a built-in electric field.
  • Showcased excellent recyclability with over 90% efficiency retention after 10 cycles and 95.47% uranium removal in complex wastewater matrices.
  • The tailored bandgap of 1.70 eV and improved hydrophilicity contribute to enhanced photocatalytic activity.

Conclusions:

  • Defect engineering via tailored monomer substitution is a viable strategy for developing advanced covalent organic frameworks (COFs).
  • TP-PYTO-SA demonstrates superior performance for photocatalytic uranium capture, addressing limitations of existing methods.
  • This research offers a promising pathway for radioactive pollution control and uranium resource recovery.