Flexible three-dimensional covalent organic frameworks for ultra-fast and selective extraction of uranium via hydrophilic engineering

Autor: Xiao-Juan Chen, Cheng-Rong Zhang, Xin Liu, Jia-Xin Qi, Wei Jiang, Shun-Mo Yi, Cheng-Peng Niu, Yuan-Jun Cai, Ru-Ping Liang, Jian-Ding Qiu
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of hazardous materials. 445
ISSN: 1873-3336
Popis: It has been considered challenging to develop ideal adsorbents for efficient and lower adsorption time uranium extraction, especially 3D covalent organic frameworks with interpenetrating topologies and tunable porous structures. Here, a "soft" three-dimensional (3D) covalent organic framework (TAM-DHBD) with a fivefold interpenetrating structure is prepared as a novel porous platform for the efficient extraction of radioactive uranium. The resultant TAM-DHBD appears exceptional crystallinity, prominent porosity and excellent chemical stability. Based on the strong mutual coordination between phenolic-hydroxyl/imine-N on the main chain and uranium, TAM-DHBD can effectively avert the competition of other ions, showing high selectivity for uranium extraction. Impressively, the 3D ultra-hydrophilic transport channels and multi-directional uniform pore structure of TAM-DHBD lay the foundation for the ultra-high-speed diffusion of uranium (the adsorption equilibrium can be reached within 60 min under a high-concentration environment). Furthermore, the utilization of lightweight structure not only increases the adsorption site density, but renders the adsorption process flexible, achieving a breakthrough adsorption capacity of 1263.8 mg g
Databáze: OpenAIRE