Polymers made by inverse vulcanization for use as mercury sorbents

JM Chalker, M Mann, MJH Worthington… - Organic …, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Inverse vulcanization is a process in which highly abundant and low-cost elemental sulfur is
copolymerized with an unsaturated organic molecule such as a polyene. This process has …

A novel N, S-rich COF and its derived hollow N, S-doped carbon@ Pd nanorods for electrochemical detection of Hg2+ and paracetamol

L Wang, Y Yang, H Liang, N Wu, X Peng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Covalent-organic frameworks (COFs) are conjugate crystalline polymers with high porosity,
controllable pores and structure as well as large specific surface area, showing great …

[HTML][HTML] Polyethyleneimine-integrated composite sorbents for emerging pollutants remediation in water: Cross-linking strategy and tailored affinity

B Yuan, Q An, Z Xiao, J Hao, K Zhu, S Zhai… - Resources Chemicals and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The removal and enrichment of pollutants in industrial wastewater using efficient adsorption
processes have been a hot scientific topic in the field of environmental chemistry and green …

Investigating the role and scope of catalysts in inverse vulcanization

LJ Dodd, O Omar, X Wu, T Hasell - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Inverse vulcanization is a potential route to the use of the large excesses of elemental sulfur,
creating high-sulfur-content polymers with many potential applications. The addition of a …

Economical synthesis of functional aromatic polythioamides from KOH-assisted multicomponent polymerizations of sulfur, aromatic diamines and dialdehydes

Y Hu, L Zhang, Z Wang, R Hu, BZ Tang - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Polythioamides with fascinating properties such as unique metal ion coordination ability,
excellent thermal stability, good solubility, and high refractive index have attracted much …

Adsorption of Hg (II) on polyethyleneimine-functionalized carboxymethylcellulose beads: Characterization, toxicity tests, and adsorption experiments

SH Yoo, SC Lee, M Ko, S Yoon, J Lee, JA Park… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mercury (Hg) is widely used in many industrial processes and is released into the
environment. Therefore, efficient removal of Hg from water is of vital importance worldwide …

Multicomponent polymerization of sulfur, chloroform and diamine toward polythiourea

N Zheng, H Gao, Z Jiang, W Song - Science China Chemistry, 2023 - Springer
The efficient utilization of elemental sulfur (S8) for developing high value-added chemicals is
a global concern considering its abundant sources and yearly accelerating environmental …

Efficient and selective adsorption of Au (III) and Pd (II) by trimesoyl chloride-crosslinked polyethyleneimine

F Wang, W Xu, K Zhang, K Tang - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
It is a clear and present problem to separate precious metals from metallurgical wastewater
selectively. In this study, an adsorbent is prepared via polyethyleneimine crosslinked by …

Triazine-crosslinked polyethyleneimine for efficient adsorption and recovery of gold from wastewater

B Hu, M Yang, H Huang, Z Song, P Tao, Y Wu… - Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recovering precious gold Au (III) ions from aqueous solution not only has a large economic
incentive but also bears a significant environmental impact. One longstanding challenge is …

Bipyridine-containing polysulfide materials for broad-spectrum removal of heavy metals from water

LA Ko, YS Huang, YA Lin - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Heavy-metal pollution is a serious environmental problem. The development of an
adsorbent with the ability to bind a diverse range of toxic metal ions would make the water …