1. A conveniently synthesized redox-active fluorescent covalent organic framework for selective detection and adsorption of uranium.
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Niu, Cheng-Peng, Zhang, Cheng-Rong, Cui, Wei-Rong, Yi, Shun-Mo, Liang, Ru-Ping, and Qiu, Jian-Ding
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URANIUM , *NUCLEAR industry , *URANIUM compounds , *ADSORPTION capacity , *ADSORPTION (Chemistry) , *AFFINITY groups , *HYDROXYL group , *URANIUM oxides - Abstract
Uranium is a key element in the nuclear industry and also a global environmental contaminant with combined highly toxic and radioactive. Currently, the materials based on post-modification of amidoxime have been developed for uranium detection and adsorption. However, the affinity of amidoxime group for vanadium is stronger than that of uranium, which is the main challenge hindering the practical application of amidoxime-based adsorbents. Herein, we synthesized a fluorescent covalent organic framework (TFPPy-BDOH) through integrating biphenyl diamine and pyrene unit into the π-conjugated framework. TFPPy-BDOH has an excellent selectivity to uranium due to the synergistic effect of nitrogen atom in the imine bond and hydroxyl groups in conjugated framework. It can achieve ultra-fast fluorescence response time (2 s) and ultra-low detection limit (8.8 nM), which may be attributed to its intrinsic regular porous channel structures and excellent hydrophilicity. More excitingly, TFPPy-BDOH can chemically reduce soluble U (VI) to insoluble U (IV), and release the binding site to adsorb additional U (VI), achieving high adsorption capacity of 982.6 ± 49.1 mg g−1. Therefore, TFPPy-BDOH can overcome the challenges faced by current amidoxime-based adsorbents, making it as a potential adsorbent in practical applications. [Display omitted] • A fluorescent COF (TFPPy-BDOH) is synthesized by a one-step method. • TFPPy-BDOH has ultra-fast fluorescence response time for UO 2 2+. • TFPPy-BDOH can selectively chemically reduce soluble U(VI) to insoluble U(IV). • TFPPy-BDOH achieves high sensitivity and selectivity for detecting and capturing UO 2 2+ in harsh environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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