Crown Ethers “clicked” on Fibrous Polyglycidyl Methacrylate for Selective Li+ Retrieval from Aqueous Sources
Colloids and surfaces A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects(2020)
摘要
Increase in lithium (Li) demand has motivated the development of simple yet very effective materials for its recovery from aqueous resources. In this work, a microfibrous (MF) composite Li+ adsorbent tethered with dibenzo-14-crown-ether-4 (DB14CE4) as ligand was successfully fabricated. Polyglycidyl methacrylate (PGMA) was electrospun as MF support, rich with epoxy groups as reactive sites for DB14CE4 functionalization. PGMA MF was subsequently azidated (N-3-PGMA) and covalently attached with alkyne terminated DB14CE4 (PPL-DB14CE4) via azide-alkyne cyclo-addition "click" chemistry. Characterization results confirm successful preparation of the final adsorbent DB14CE/PGMA MF. The Li+ adsorption mechanism is well described by Redlich-Peterson, Hill (n(H) similar to 1) and Langmuir isotherm models with capacity q(m) similar to 12.45 mg g(-1). The Li+ uptake rate follows a pseudo-second order model. DB14CE4/PGMA MF preferentially captures Li+ in different aqueous sources (seawater, simulated rubber wastewater, simulated leachates from coal fly ash and lithium-ion battery waste). Li+ uptakes ranged q(e) similar to 345-1428 mu mol g(-1) against competing ions (Na+, K+, Ba2+, Mg2+, Ca2+ Zn2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Al-3(+)) having q(e) values < 16 mu mol g(-1). DB14CE4/PGMA MF is regenerable and highly stable with consistent performance in cycled adsorption/desorption runs. Overall results demonstrate the reliability of DB14CE4/PGMA MF for selective Li+ mining in complex aqueous sources.
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Adsorption,‘Click’ chemistry,Electrospinning,Lithium recovery,Polymer composites
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