Research Progress on Photocatalytic Reduction of Uranium by g-C3N4 Based Materials

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Abstract: Photocatalytic technology is considered to have a broad application in the treatment of uranium-containing wastewater. g-C₃N₄ has become the most studied material of photocatalytic reduction uranium (U(VI)) due to its suitable band structure, excellent stability and optoelectrochemocal properties. In this paper, the advances in research of g-C₃N₄ based materials in photocatalytic reduction of U(VI) were reviewed. The mechanism of U(VI) removal through photocatalysis, the synthesis technology and the research status of g-C₃N₄ based photocatalysts were discussed. The practical application challenges of photocatalytic reduction of U(VI) by g-C₃N₄ based materials were identified and future research orientations were suggested.

Key words: g-C₃N₄, uranium, photocatalysis, reduction, removal, water treatment

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X703.5

QIN Zemin. Research Progress on Photocatalytic Reduction of Uranium by g-C₃N₄ Based Materials[J]. BULLETIN OF THE CHINESE CERAMIC SOCIETY, 2022, 41(12): 4458-4468.

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