Efficient Mercury Capture Using Functionalized Porous Organic Polymer

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作者
Aguila, Briana [1 ]
Sun, Qi [1 ]
Perman, Jason A. [1 ]
Earl, Lyndsey D. [2 ]
Abney, Carter W. [2 ]
Elzein, Radwan [3 ]
Schlaf, Rudy [3 ]
Ma, Shengqian [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ S Florida, Dept Chem, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
[2] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, 1 Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA
[3] Univ S Florida, Dept Elect Engn, 4202 E Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620 USA
关键词
environmental remediation; heavy metal removal; mercury capture; porous organic polymers; thiol functionality; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; AQUEOUS-SOLUTION; SURFACE-AREA; REMOVAL; FRAMEWORKS; DESIGN; ADSORPTION; CARBON; WATER;
D O I
10.1002/adma.201700665
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
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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