Herein, we develop a self-driven photoelectrochemical system (SDPS) featuring a TiO2 nanorod array (TNR)/Si photovoltaic cell (Si PVC) photoanode and a porous copper foam (CF) cathode for efficient uranium recovery. Under simulated sunlight illumination, this SDPS simultaneously achieves similar to 99.4 % UO22+ recovery and similar to 99.2 % sulfamethoxazole (SMX) removal, with observed rate constant (kobs) value of 0.121 min(-1) and 0.029 min(-1) , respectively, and a maximum power density (P-max) of 0.89 mW center dot cm(-2) when treating complex wastewater of SMX (10 mg center dot L-1)-UO22...
