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Amini N, Fan B, Hsia T, Moon EM, Hapgood K, Thang SH. RAFT Polymer-Based Surfactants for Minerals Recovery. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:40532-40546. [PMID: 37929102 PMCID: PMC10620920 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
Abstract
Reagent consumption is an ongoing sustainability challenge for the mineral processing industry. There is a need to recover, regenerate, and reuse as many of the chemical inputs as possible. This study investigated the design and synthesis via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of a novel polymer for use as a surfactant in a water-in-oil (w/o) emulsion system for ultrafine minerals recovery. The polymers were designed to hold a thermoresponsive moiety to allow for future recovery. The performance of the novel emulsion was tested for agglomeration of ultrafine talc mineral particles. A traditional emulsion containing sorbitan monooleate as the surfactant was used as a research benchmark to compare against the novel emulsion's stability and performance in minerals recovery. The novel RAFT polymer-based emulsions formed large and stable water droplets surrounded by a halo of smaller water droplets. Over time, the smaller droplets coalesced and a more uniform size distribution of droplets was formed, keeping the emulsion stable. Rheological testing of freshly made and aged emulsions showed both traditional and novel emulsions to have a high viscosity at a low shear rate. RAFT polymer B with a hydrophilic-lipophilic block ratio of 5:10 performed adequately as a surfactant replacement to stabilize w/o emulsions. The mineral recovery using the novel emulsion was on par with the traditional emulsions. The novel RAFT emulsion containing 2.5 wt % polymer B achieved 90% minerals recovery, a similar yield to the traditional emulsions. This study demonstrates that surfactants containing stimuli-responsive moieties can be synthesized via RAFT polymerization and successfully used in mineral processing applications to recover ultrafine particles. Work is ongoing to exploit the stimuli responsiveness to recover the polymer surfactant for reuse.
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- Negin Amini
- School
of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
- ARC
Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia
- ARC
Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia
- ARC
Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
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- School
of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, VIC 3216, Australia
- ARC
Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
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- Swinburne
University, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
- ARC
Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
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- School
of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia
- ARC
Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
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Xiao X, An X, Jiang Y, Wang L, Li Z, Lai F, Zhang Q. A newly developed consortium with a highly efficient thiocyanate degradation capacity: A comprehensive investigation of the degradation and detoxification potential. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 318:120878. [PMID: 36526057 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Thiocyanate-containing wastewater harms ecosystems and can cause serious damage to animals and plants, so it is urgent to treat it effectively. In this study, a new efficient thiocyanate-degrading consortium was developed and its degradation characteristics were studied. It was found that up to 154.64 mM thiocyanate could be completely degraded by this consortium over 6 days of incubation, with a maximum degradation rate of 1.53 mM h-1. High-throughput sequencing analysis showed that Thiobacillus (77.78%) was the predominant thiocyanate-degrading bacterial genus. Plant toxicology tests showed that the germination index of mung bean and rice seeds cultured with media obtained after thiocyanate degradation by the consortium increased by 94% and 84.83%, respectively, compared with the control group without thiocyanate degradation. Cytotoxicity tests showed that thiocyanate without degradation significantly decreased the Neuro-2a cell activity and mitochondrial membrane potential; induced reactive oxygen species generation and apoptosis; increased the cellular Ca2+ concentration; and damaged the cell nucleus and DNA. Furthermore, the thiocyanate degradation products produced the consortium were almost totally non-toxic, revealing the same characteristics as those of the control using distilled water. This study shows that the consortium has a high degradation efficiency and detoxification characteristics, as well as great application potential in bioremediation of industrial thiocyanate-containing wastewater.
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- Xiaoshuang Xiao
- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, PR China.
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, PR China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, PR China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, PR China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, PR China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, PR China
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- College of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, 330045, PR China.
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Zuo HG, Liu XY, Du YQ, Xiong SY, Hao RQ, Huang ZF, Hu MH. Preparation of Novel Restricted Access Material-Surface Molecularly Imprinted Polymers via Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization for 17β-Estradiol Determination in Milk Powder. JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061934822090040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pan W, Chen L, Wang Y, Yan Y. Selective separation of low concentration rare earths via coordination-induced ion imprinted electrospun membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Li P, Wang X, Wang G, Zhao L, Hong Y, Hu X, Zi F, Cheng H. Synthesis and evaluation of ion-imprinted composite membranes of Cr(vi) based on β-diketone functional monomers. RSC Adv 2021; 11:38915-38924. [PMID: 35493214 PMCID: PMC9044227 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07678g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Using Cr(vi) as the imprinted ions and 2-allyl-1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione (ADPD) (a compound synthesized by independent design) as the functional monomer, a series of chromium ion-imprinted composite membranes (Cr(vi)-IICMs) and corresponding non-imprinted composite membranes (NICMs) were synthesized and tested. The results showed that the Cr(vi)-IICM10 membrane prepared under optimal experimental conditions exhibited a high adsorption capacity towards Cr(vi) (Q = 30.35 mg g−1) and a high imprinting factor (α = 2.70). The structural characteristics of Cr(vi)-IICM10 and NICM10 were investigated using FE-SEM, ATR-FTIR, and BET techniques combined with UV-Vis photometry and inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) to evaluate the adsorption performance and permeation selectivity, while the effect on adsorption permeance of varying the experimental conditions including the solvent type, pH, and temperature was also investigated. The results showed that Cr(vi)-IICM10 is a mesoporous material with excellent permeation selectivity, reusability, and favorable pH response, and that its adsorption behavior is in accordance with the Langmuir model and pseudo-first-order kinetics. Thus, Cr(vi)-IICM10 shows great potential towards utilization as a “smart membrane” to control the separation and removal of Cr(vi) in wastewater, and also proved a reasonable design of the new functional monomer ADPD. Using Cr(vi) as the imprinted ions and 2-allyl-1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione (a compound of independent design) as the functional monomer, a series of chromium ion-imprinted composite membranes and corresponding non-imprinted composite membranes were synthesized and tested.![]()
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- Peng Li
- Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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- Faculty of Science, Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming China
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Kong Z, Du Y, Wei J, Zhang H, Fan L. Synthesis of a new ion-imprinted polymer for selective Cr(VI) adsorption from aqueous solutions effectively and rapidly. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 588:749-760. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Revised: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Zaia DAM, de Carvalho PCG, Samulewski RB, de Carvalho Pereira R, Zaia CTBV. Unexpected Thiocyanate Adsorption onto Ferrihydrite Under Prebiotic Chemistry Conditions. ORIGINS LIFE EVOL B 2020; 50:57-76. [PMID: 32266585 DOI: 10.1007/s11084-020-09594-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The most crucial role played by minerals was in the preconcentration of biomolecules or precursors of biomolecules in prebiotic seas. If this step had not occurred, molecular evolution would not have occurred. Thiocyanate is an important molecule in the formation of biomolecules as well as a catalyst for prebiotic reactions. The adsorption of thiocyanate onto ferrihydrite was carried out under pH and ion composition conditions in seawater that resembled those of prebiotic Earth. The seawater used in this work had high Mg2+, Ca2+ and SO42- concentrations. The most important result of this work was that ferrihydrite adsorbed thiocyanateata pH value (7.2 ± 0.2) that usually does not adsorb thiocyanate. The high adsorptivity of Mg2+, Ca2+ and SO42-onto ferrihydrite showed that seawater ions can act as carriers of thiocyanate to the ferrihydrite surface, creating a huge outer-sphere complex. Kinetic adsorption and isotherm experiments showed the best fit for the pseudo-second-order model and an activation energy of 23.8 kJ mol-1forthe Langmuir-Freundlich model, respectively. Thermodynamic data showed positive ΔG values, which apparently contradict the adsorption isotherm data and kinetic data that was obtained. The adsorption of thiocyanate onto ferrihydrite could be explained by coupling with the exergonic SO42- adsorption onto ferrihydrite. The FTIR spectra showed no difference between the C≡N stretching peaks of adsorbed thiocyanate and free thiocyanate, corroborating the formation of an outer-sphere complex. All the results demonstrated the importance of the artificial seawater composition for the adsorption of thiocyanate and for understanding prebiotic chemistry.
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- Dimas A M Zaia
- Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Química Prebiótica-LQP, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, CEP 86 057-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Química Prebiótica-LQP, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, CEP 86 057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Química Prebiótica-LQP, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, CEP 86 057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Química Prebiótica-LQP, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, CEP 86 057-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Laboratório de Fisiologia Neuroendocrina--LaFiNen, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, CEP 86 057-970, Brazil
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Chen L, Dai J, Hu B, Wang J, Wu Y, Dai J, Meng M, Li C, Yan Y. Recent Progresses on the Adsorption and Separation of Ions by Imprinting Routes. SEPARATION & PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2019.1596134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Li Chen
- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Battery Materials, China Aviation Lithium Battery Research Institute Co. Ltd, Changzhou, China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Wang Q, Liu X, Zhang M, Wang Z, Zhou Z, Ren Z. Facile Preparation of Novel Ion-Imprinted Polymers for Selective Extraction of Br(I) Ions from Aqueous Solution. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b06396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Qi Wang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
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A novel ion-imprinted membrane induced by amphiphilic block copolymer for selective separation of Pt(IV) from aqueous solutions. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Adibmehr Z, Faghihian H. Novel ion-imprinted adsorbent for lead removal from aqueous solutions, selectivity and adsorption capacity improvement, and evaluation of adsorption isotherms and kinetic. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2018.1459703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Zahra Adibmehr
- Department of Chemistry, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
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Karabörk M, Gök A. A novel ion-imprinted nanocomposite for selective separation of Pb2+ ions. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2017.1387494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Muharrem Karabörk
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Letters, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science and Letters, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey
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