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Li X, Wang YL, Wen J, Zheng L, Qian C, Cheng Z, Zuo H, Yu M, Yuan J, Li R, Zhang W, Liao Y. Porous organic polycarbene nanotrap for efficient and selective gold stripping from electronic waste. Nat Commun 2023; 14:263. [PMID: 36650177 PMCID: PMC9845340 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-35971-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
The role of N-heterocyclic carbene, a well-known reactive site, in chemical catalysis has long been studied. However, its unique binding and electron-donating properties have barely been explored in other research areas, such as metal capture. Herein, we report the design and preparation of a poly(ionic liquid)-derived porous organic polycarbene adsorbent with superior gold-capturing capability. With carbene sites in the porous network as the "nanotrap", it exhibits an ultrahigh gold recovery capacity of 2.09 g/g. In-depth exploration of a complex metal ion environment in an electronic waste-extraction solution indicates that the polycarbene adsorbent possesses a significant gold recovery efficiency of 99.8%. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy along with nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals that the high performance of the polycarbene adsorbent results from the formation of robust metal-carbene bonds plus the ability to reduce nearby gold ions into nanoparticles. Density functional theory calculations indicate that energetically favourable multinuclear Au binding enhances adsorption as clusters. Life cycle assessment and cost analysis indicate that the synthesis of polycarbene adsorbents has potential for application in industrial-scale productions. These results reveal the potential to apply carbene chemistry to materials science and highlight porous organic polycarbene as a promising new material for precious metal recovery.
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- Xinghao Li
- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691 Sweden
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- grid.10548.380000 0004 1936 9377Department of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Stockholm University, Stockholm, 10691 Sweden
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- grid.255169.c0000 0000 9141 4786College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620 China
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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Photosynthesis of Au/TiO 2 nanoparticles for photocatalytic gold recovery from industrial gold-cyanide plating wastewater. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21956. [PMID: 36535954 PMCID: PMC9763252 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24290-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
A series of Aux/TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) with different gold loadings (x = 0.1-1.0 wt%) was synthesized by the photodeposition and then employed as photocatalysts to recover precious component from the industrial gold-cyanide plating wastewater. Effects of Au loading, catalyst dosage and types of hole scavenger on the photocatalytic gold recovery were investigated under ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) light irradiation at room temperature. It was found that different Au loadings tuned the light absorption capacity of the synthesized photocatalysts and enhanced the photocatalytic activity in comparison with the bare TiO2 NPs. The addition of CH3OH, C2H5OH, C3H8O, and Na2S2O3 as a hole scavenger significantly promoted the photocatalytic activity of the gold recovery, while the H2O2 did not. Among different hole scavengers employed in this work, the CH3OH exhibited the highest capability to promote the photocatalytic gold recovery. In summary, the Au0.5/TiO2 NPs exhibited the best photocatalytic activity to completely recover gold ions within 30 min at the catalyst dosage of 0.5 g/L, light intensity of 3.20 mW/cm2 in the presence of 20 vol% CH3OH as hole scavenger. The photocatalytic activity slightly decreased after the 5th cycle of recovery process, indicating its high reusability.
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