The invention discloses a method for extracting
uranium by utilizing a
photocatalysis technology under visible light. The method comprises the following steps: performing ultrasonic treatment on C3N4to make the C3N4 fully and uniformly dispersed, adding glucose and Cd(NO3)2.4H2O, performing magnetic stirring, adding L-
cysteine, continuing stirring, moving the stirred material to a high-pressure reaction kettle, placing the obtained material in a
drying oven, performing constant-
temperature treatment, performing cooling, performing suction
filtration, performing washing by using
ultrapure water and absolute
ethanol for a plurality of times, performing
freeze drying, performing
grinding, adding the ground material into a
quartz tube, adding a UO2(NO3)2 solution and
ultrapure water or
seawater, introducing N2 for a period of time under the dark condition, placing the obtained material under natural light or a
xenon lamp, performing
irradiation for 10 min, filtering the suspension, adding1 mL of water into the obtained
solid, placing the obtained material in air for 24 h, adding 1 mL of 0.1 mol / L Na2CO3 solution, performing
desorption for 30 min, and performing
filtration, wherein the extracted
uranium is obtained in the supernatant. The method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that 0.1 mmol / L
uranium in 15 mL of
seawater system can be completely extracted within 10 min under
irradiation of the visible light.