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Visible-light induced photocatalytic removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution by MoS2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites

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In this study, MoS2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites was prepared via an ultrasonication and calcination method and used for uranium ions removal from uranium containing solution. The optimum MoS2/g-C3N4 composites photocatalyst with the molar content of 3% MoS2 had the highest photocatalytic performance (93% reduction efficiency within 60 min irradiation time), which was approximately five times faster than that of pure g-C3N4. MoS2 plays pivotal roles in light adsorption, transfer and charge separation in photoreduction of U(VI) process.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21866004, 21866003), the Defense Industrial Technology Development Program (JCKY2019401C004), the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Science and Technology (Grant No. 2018ACB21007) and the Major Discipline Academic and Technical Leaders Training Program of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. 20182BCB22011).

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    Zhibin Zhang, Runze Zhou, Zhimin Dong, Yongchuan Wu, Lin Xu, Yinhui Xie, Zifan Li, Yutian Xiong, Youqun Wang & Yunhai Liu

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Zhang, Z., Zhou, R., Dong, Z. et al. Visible-light induced photocatalytic removal of U(VI) from aqueous solution by MoS2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 328, 9–17 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07567-x

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