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Gorgolis G, Kotsidi M, Messina E, Mazzurco Miritana V, Di Carlo G, Nhuch EL, Martins Leal Schrekker C, Cuty JA, Schrekker HS, Paterakis G, Androulidakis C, Koutroumanis N, Galiotis C. Antifungal Hybrid Graphene-Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides Aerogels with an Ionic Liquid Additive as Innovative Absorbers for Preventive Conservation of Cultural Heritage. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:3174. [PMID: 38998257 PMCID: PMC11242601 DOI: 10.3390/ma17133174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2024] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
Abstract
The use and integration of novel materials are increasingly becoming vital tools in the field of preventive conservation of cultural heritage. Chemical factors, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), but also environmental factors such as high relative humidity, can lead to degradation, oxidation, yellowing, and fading of the works of art. To prevent these phenomena, highly porous materials have been developed for the absorption of VOCs and for controlling the relative humidity. In this work, graphene and transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) were combined to create three-dimensional aerogels that absorb certain harmful substances. More specifically, the addition of the TMDs molybdenum disulfide and tungsten disulfide in such macrostructures led to the selective absorption of ammonia. Moreover, the addition of the ionic liquid 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride promoted higher rates of VOCs absorption and anti-fungal activity against the fungus Aspergillus niger. These two-dimensional materials outperform benchmark porous absorbers in the absorption of all the examined VOCs, such as ammonia, formic acid, acetic acid, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde. Consequently, they can be used by museums, galleries, or even storage places for the perpetual protection of works of art.
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- George Gorgolis
- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504 Patras, Greece
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials (ISMN), National Research Council (CNR), SP35d, 9, 00010 Montelibretti, Italy;
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- Department of Energy Technologies and Renewable Sources, Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Rome, Italy
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- Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials (ISMN), National Research Council (CNR), SP35d, 9, 00010 Montelibretti, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Technological Processes and Catalysis, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre 91.501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Processes and Catalysis, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre 91.501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Processes and Catalysis, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre 91.501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Technological Processes and Catalysis, Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre 91.501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, O&N1, Herestraat 49, PB 813, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504 Patras, Greece
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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Yang F, McQuain AD, Kumari A, Gundurao D, Liu H, Li L. Understanding the Intrinsic Water Wettability of Hexagonal Boron Nitride. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:6445-6452. [PMID: 38483123 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c04035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The water wettability of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has attracted a lot of research interest in the past 15 years. Experimentally, the static water contact angle (WCA) has been widely utilized to characterize the intrinsic water wettability of hBN. In the current study, we have investigated the effect of airborne hydrocarbons and defects on both static and dynamic WCAs of hBN. Our results showed that the static WCA is impacted by defects, which suggests that previously reported static WCAs do not characterize the intrinsic water wettability of hBN since the state-of-the-art hBN samples always have relatively high defect density. Instead, we found that the advancing WCA of freshly exfoliated hBN is not affected by the defects and airborne hydrocarbons. As a result, the advancing WCA on freshly exfoliated hBN, determined to be 79 ± 3°, best represents the intrinsic water wettability of hBN. A qualitative model has been proposed to describe the effect of airborne hydrocarbons and defects on the static and dynamic WCA of hBN, which is well supported by the experimental results. The finding here has important implications for the water wettability of 2D materials.
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- Fan Yang
- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, United States
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Androulidakis C, Kotsidi M, Gorgolis G, Pavlou C, Sygellou L, Paterakis G, Koutroumanis N, Galiotis C. Multi-functional 2D hybrid aerogels for gas absorption applications. Sci Rep 2021; 11:13548. [PMID: 34193924 PMCID: PMC8245581 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-92957-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Aerogels have attracted significant attention recently due to their ultra-light weight porous structure, mechanical robustness, high electrical conductivity, facile scalability and their use as gas and oil absorbers. Herein, we examine the multi-functional properties of hybrid aerogels consisting of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) integrated with hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) platelets. Using a freeze-drying approach, hybrid aerogels are fabricated by simple mixing with various volume fractions of hBN and rGO up to 0.5/0.5 ratio. The fabrication method is simple, cost effective, scalable and can be extended to other 2D materials combinations. The hybrid rGO/hBN aerogels (HAs) are mechanically robust and highly compressible with mechanical properties similar to those of the pure rGO aerogel. We show that the presence of hBN in the HAs enhances the gas absorption capacities of formaldehyde and water vapour up to ~ 7 and > 8 times, respectively, as compared to pure rGO aerogel. Moreover, the samples show good recoverability, making them highly efficient materials for gas absorption applications and for the protection of artefacts such as paintings in storage facilities. Finally, even in the presence of large quantity of insulating hBN, the HAs are electrically conductive, extending the potential application spectrum of the proposed hybrids to the field of electro-thermal actuators. The work proposed here paves the way for the design and production of novel 2D materials combinations with tailored multi-functionalities suited for a large variety of modern applications.
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- Charalampos Androulidakis
- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504, Patras, Greece
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504, Patras, Greece
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504, Patras, Greece
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504, Patras, Greece
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences, Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH/ICE-HT), Stadiou Street, Platani, 26504, Patras, Greece.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece.
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Arunagiri V, Prasannan A, Udomsin J, Lai JY, Wang CF, Hong PD, Tsai HC. Facile fabrication of eco-friendly polycaprolactone (PCL)/Poly-D, L-Lactic acid (PDLLA) modified melamine sorbent for oil-spill cleaning and water/oil (W/O) emulsion separation. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Peng Y, Liu Y, Dai J, Cao L, Liu X. A sustainable strategy for remediation of oily sewage: Clean and safe. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Li Y, Wang H, Zhao W, Wang X, Shi Y, Fan H, Sun H, Tan L. Facile synthesis of a triptycene‐based porous organic polymer with a high efficiency and recyclable adsorption for organic dyes. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Yajing Li
- College of Architecture and EnvironmentSichuan University Cheng Du 610065 China
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- College of Light Industry, Textile and Food EngineeringSichuan University Cheng Du 610065 China
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- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringSichuan University Chengdu 610065 Sichuan China
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- College of Architecture and EnvironmentSichuan University Cheng Du 610065 China
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- College of Light Industry, Textile and Food EngineeringSichuan University Cheng Du 610065 China
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- College of Light Industry, Textile and Food EngineeringSichuan University Cheng Du 610065 China
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- College of Architecture and EnvironmentSichuan University Cheng Du 610065 China
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- College of Light Industry, Textile and Food EngineeringSichuan University Cheng Du 610065 China
- College of Polymer Science and EngineeringSichuan University Chengdu 610065 Sichuan China
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Atta AM, Abdullah MMS, Al-Lohedan HA, Mohamed NH. Novel Superhydrophobic Sand and Polyurethane Sponge Coated with Silica/Modified Asphaltene Nanoparticles for Rapid Oil Spill Cleanup. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9020187. [PMID: 30717327 PMCID: PMC6409609 DOI: 10.3390/nano9020187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Superhydrophobic nanomaterials are promising in the important pursuit to alleviate the environmental pollution caused by the petroleum crude oil industry, especially to clean-up oil spills. In this work, asphaltenes isolated from crude oil were modified to act as capping agents during the synthesis of hydrophobic silica nanoparticles (HSNPs). The chemical structure, surface morphology, particle size, and surfaces charge of HSNPs were investigated. The contact angles of water droplets on HSNP film surfaces were measured to investigate their wetting properties. Finally, superhydrophobic sand and polyurethane sponge were prepared by coating them with HSNPs and applied in the cleanup of oil spills of viscous heavy Arabian crude oil.
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- Ayman M Atta
- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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- Egyptian petroleum research institute, Nasr city, Cairo 11727, Egypt.
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Li C, He Y, Zhou L, Xu T, Hu J, Peng C, Liu H. Fast adsorption of methylene blue, basic fuchsin, and malachite green by a novel sulfonic-grafted triptycene-based porous organic polymer. RSC Adv 2018; 8:41986-41993. [PMID: 35558790 PMCID: PMC9092056 DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09012b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In this study, a novel triptycene-based porous polymer grafted with sulfonic acid (TPP-SO3H) was successfully synthesized by the post-synthetic modification of the non-functionalized polymer TPP. The polymer TPP-SO3H was well-characterized and was found to be a fast and effective absorbent for the cationic dyes methylene blue (MEB), basic fuchsin (BF), and malachite green (MG), with over 95% removal being observed within 10 min from initial concentrations of 100 mg L-1, 100 mg L-1, and 300 mg L-1, respectively. The adsorption process for MEB, BF, and MG was pH-dependent. The adsorption behaviours for MEB, BF, and MG follow pseudo-second-order kinetics and fit the Langmuir model. Moreover, the maximum adsorption capacities of MEB, BF, and MG at room temperature were 981.8 mg g-1, 586.2 mg g-1, and 1942.5 mg g-1, respectively. It is worth noting that the values of the MEB, BF, and MG adsorption capacities on TPP-SO3H were 5.5, 3, and 1.8 times that of the non-functionalized polymer TPP based on the same adsorbent weight. It is suggested that (i) there are strong electrostatic attractions between the sulfonic groups of the TPP-SO3H and cationic dyes and (ii) the higher surface area and good porosity may contribute to the high dye adsorption capacity. Furthermore, TPP-SO3H exhibited good cyclic stability, which can be regenerated at least five times without a significant loss of adsorption capacity. Therefore, the facile strategy synthesis, as well as the excellent adsorption capacity and reusability, make polymer TPP-SO3H an attractive adsorbent for wastewater treatment.
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- Cheng Li
- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Polymer Micro/Nano Manufacturing and Devices, School of Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science, East China University of Technology Nanchang 330013 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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- Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Department of Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology Shanghai 200237 China
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Xing R, Huang R, Qi W, Su R, He Z. Three-dimensionally printed bioinspired superhydrophobic PLA membrane for oil-water separation. AIChE J 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.16347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Ruizhe Xing
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin); Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin); Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology; Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering; School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin); Tianjin University; Tianjin, 300072 People's Republic of China
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Selective CO2 capture and versatile dye adsorption using a microporous polymer with triptycene and 1,2,3-triazole motifs. Eur Polym J 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2017.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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He Y, Xu T, Hu J, Peng C, Yang Q, Wang H, Liu H. Amine functionalized 3D porous organic polymer as an effective adsorbent for removing organic dyes and solvents. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04649a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We report the application of an amine functionalized triptycene-based 3D polymer (TPP-NH2) as a novel adsorbent for the fast removal of organic dyes in aqueous solution and organic solvents.
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- Yan He
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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- Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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- Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- East China University of Science and Technology
- Shanghai
- China
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