Abstract
Revealing the nature of enhanced electro-assisted uranium extraction activity by hetero-interface and M-O-H coordination bonds is an important and challenging task. Hence, Co3O4@FeOx nanosheet arrays with abundant M-O-H coordination bonds is fabricated as a binder-free and self-supporting electrocatalyst for electro-assisted uranium extraction from fluorine-containing uranium wastewater. As revealed by self-consistent energy band calculations and in-situ Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) analysis, the p-n heterojunction formed by Co3O4@FeOx provides a well-designed built-in electric field (BIEF), triggering the interfacial accumulation of uranium and accelerating the electro reduction kinetics of uranium. Consequently, Co3O4@FeOx shows remarkable U(VI) extraction ability (>95 %) in fluorine-containing uranium wastewater. By virtue of the XAFS spectra, free uranyl ions are captured by M-O-H on Co3O4@FeOx to form a sturdy 2 Oax-1 U-3 Oeq configuration, confirming the electrically driven separation of uranium and fluorine. Furthermore, DFT calculation indicates that the existent of M-O-H enhances the adsorption energy of uranium species, thus promoting uranium extraction efficiency.
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