Efficient Mercury Capture Using Functionalized Porous Organic Polymer.

Autor: Aguila B; Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA., Sun Q; Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA., Perman JA; Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA., Earl LD; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA., Abney CW; Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA., Elzein R; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA., Schlaf R; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA., Ma S; Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) [Adv Mater] 2017 Aug; Vol. 29 (31). Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jun 14.
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201700665
Abstrakt: The primary challenge in materials design and synthesis is achieving the balance between performance and economy for real-world application. This issue is addressed by creating a thiol functionalized porous organic polymer (POP) using simple free radical polymerization techniques to prepare a cost-effective material with a high density of chelating sites designed for mercury capture and therefore environmental remediation. The resulting POP is able to remove aqueous and airborne mercury with uptake capacities of 1216 and 630 mg g -1 , respectively. The material demonstrates rapid kinetics, capable of dropping the mercury concentration from 5 ppm to 1 ppb, lower than the US Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water limit (2 ppb), within 10 min. Furthermore, the material has the added benefits of recyclability, stability in a broad pH range, and selectivity for toxic metals. These results are attributed to the material's physical properties, which include hierarchical porosity, a high density of chelating sites, and the material's robustness, which improve the thiol availability to bind with mercury as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray absorption fine structure studies. The work provides promising results for POPs as an economical material for multiple environmental remediation applications.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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