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Wang R, Luan X, Yaseen M, Bao J, Li J, Zhao Z, Zhao Z. Swellable Array Strategy Based on Designed Flexible Double Hypercross-linked Polymers for Synergistic Adsorption of Toluene and Formaldehyde. Environ Sci Technol 2023; 57:6682-6694. [PMID: 37053562 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
High-capacity adsorption and removal of complex volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from real-world environments is a tough challenge for researchers. Herein, a swellable array adsorption strategy was proposed to realize the synergistic adsorption of toluene and formaldehyde on the flexible double hypercross-linked polymers (FD-HCPs). FD-HCPs exhibited multiple adsorption sites awarded by a hydrophobic benzene ring/pyrrole ring and a hydrophilic hydroxyl structural unit. The array benzene ring, hydroxyl, and pyrrole N sites in FD-HCPs effectively captured toluene and formaldehyde molecules through π-π conjugation and electrostatic interaction and weakened their mutual competitive adsorption. Interestingly, the strong binding force of toluene molecules to the skeleton deformed the pore structure of FD-HCPs and generated new adsorption microenvironments for the other adsorbate. This behavior significantly improved the adsorption capacity of FD-HCPs for toluene and formaldehyde by 20% under multiple VOCs. Moreover, the pyrrole group in FD-HCPs greatly hindered H2O molecule diffusion in the pore, thus efficiently weakening the competitive adsorption of H2O toward VOCs. These fascinating properties enabled FD-HCPs to achieve synergistic adsorption for multicomponent VOC vapor under a highly humid environment and overcame single-species VOC adsorption properties on state-of-the-art porous adsorbents. This work provides the practical feasibility of synergistic adsorption to remove complex VOCs in real-world environments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ruimeng Wang
- Key Laboratory of New Low-Carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
| | - Xinqi Luan
- Key Laboratory of New Low-Carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
| | - Muhammad Yaseen
- Institute of Chemical Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, KP, Pakistan
| | - Jingyu Bao
- Key Laboratory of New Low-Carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
| | - Jing Li
- Key Laboratory of New Low-Carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
| | - Zhongxing Zhao
- Key Laboratory of New Low-Carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
| | - Zhenxia Zhao
- Key Laboratory of New Low-Carbon Green Chemical Technology, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, School of Light Industry and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
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