A kind of novel ethylenediamine hybrid zinc germanate nanoribbons（NH,2,－Zn,2,GeO,4, NRs） for adsorption and detection of uranyl ions was synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis．The structure and optical properties of NH,2,－Zn,2,GeO,4, NRs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy（TEM），Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy（FTIR），X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy（XPS），X-ray diffraction（XRD），thermogravimetric analysis（TG），X-ray energy spectrometry（EDS），ultraviolet－visible absorption spectrum（UV－Vis） and fluorescence spectroscopy．The results showed that the NH,2,－Zn,2,GeO,4, NRs have a crisscross band structure with good crystallinity and good thermal stability．Meanwhile，the surface of NH,2,－Zn,2,GeO,4, NRs contains rich amino groups，greatly improving the dispersion of the nanoribbons and facilitating the coordination of UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984, with the surface amino groups，and then adsorbing UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984,．Furthermore，the interaction between the —Ge—O—H group on the surface of zinc germanate nanoribbons and UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984,，based on the antenna effect，turns on green fluorescence to realize the fluorescence detection of UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984,．Therefore，the NH,2,－Zn,2,GeO,4, NRs could selectively and efficiently adsorb UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984,，and their adsorption of uranyl ions conforms to Langmuir isotherm model，with a maximum adsorption capacity of 190 mg/g．On the other hand，a sensitive detection method for UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984, was established based on the interaction between UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984, and NH,2,－Zn,2,GeO,4, NRs，which could turn on green fluorescence，with a linear range of 0－45 μmol/L and a detection limit as low as 0.202 μmol/L．Results showed that only UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984, can make NH,2,－Zn,2,GeO,4, NRs solution produce green fluorescence，while other ions have no fluorescence enhancement effect，indicating that the nano material has high selectivity and strong anti-interference ability．The method was successfully applied to the concentration analysis of UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984, in tap water，lake water，river water and sea water．The recoveries for the actual samples ranged from 87.2% to 102%，with the relative standard deviations less than 10%．Therefore，the prepared NH,2,－Zn,2,GeO,4, NRs could be used for the simultaneous adsorption and detection of UO,${\mathrm{2}\mathrm{2}+}_{}^{}$,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463121&type=,http://html.publish.founderss.cn/rc-pub/api/common/picture?pictureId=43463135&type=,2.87866688,4.31799984,，which has a wide application value in detection of actual water samples.