Centre for Water Sciences, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering & Technology, Chitkara University, Punjab, India; Chitkara School of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Chitkara University School of Engineering and Technology, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Environ Res. 2023 Nov 1;236(Pt 2):116795. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116795. Epub 2023 Aug 2.
Uranium is considered as one of the most perilous radioactive contaminants in the aqueous environment. It has shown detrimental effects on both flora and fauna and because of its toxicities on human beings, therefore its exclusion from the aqueous environment is very essential. The utilization of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as an adsorbent for the removal of uranium from the aqueous environment could be a good approach. MOFs possess unique properties like high surface area, high porosity, adjustable pore size, etc. This makes them promising adsorbents for the removal of uranium from contaminated water. In this paper, sources of uranium in the water environment, human health disorders, and application of the different types of MOFs as well as the mechanisms of uranium removal have been discussed meticulously.
铀被认为是水环境中最危险的放射性污染物之一。它对植物和动物都有有害影响，而且由于其对人类的毒性，因此将其从水环境中排除是非常必要的。金属-有机骨架（MOFs）作为一种从水相中去除铀的吸附剂的应用可能是一种很好的方法。MOFs 具有独特的性质，如高比表面积、高孔隙率、可调节的孔径等。这使得它们成为从受污染的水中去除铀的有前途的吸附剂。本文详细讨论了水环境中铀的来源、人类健康障碍以及不同类型 MOFs 的应用以及铀去除的机制。
