0000000000948822
AUTHOR
Fengfeng Gao
A scalable three-dimensional porous λ-MnO2/rGO/Ca-alginate composite electroactive film with potential-responsive ion-pumping effect for selective recovery of lithium ions
Abstract A scalable three-dimensional (3D) porous composite electroactive film consisting of λ-MnO2, reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and calcium alginate (Ca-alg) was successfully fabricated and employed for the selective extraction of Li+ ions with low concentration via an electrochemically switched ion exchange (ESIX) technology. The Li+ ion adsorption capacity of the obtained λ-MnO2/rGO/Ca-alg composite electroactive film reached as high as 32.7 mg g−1 and more than 90% of its equilibrium adsorption capacity was achieved in 1 h. The λ-MnO2/rGO/Ca-alg composite electroactive film displayed evident selectivity towards Li+ ions. The separation factors for Li+/Na+ and Li+/Mg2+ reached 1040.57 a…
Electrochemically triggered iodide-vacancy BiOI film for selective extraction of iodide ion from aqueous solutions
Abstract The effective extraction and regeneration of radioactive iodide remains an urgent concern for safe nuclear energy utilization. Herein, we developed a novel electrochemically triggered iodide-vacancy BiOI film, which exhibited excellent I− ion extraction capacity of 328.3 mg·g−1. Especially, due to the ion vacancy trap effect, the film showed high selectivity towards I− ions in the existence of a large number of competitive anions. Additionally, the electrochemically switched ion extraction (ESIE) process with this iodide-vacancy BiOI film possessed fast extraction kinetics and high stability. More importantly, the trapped I− ions were easily desorbed from the film without the secon…