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With the increasing demand for rare earth elements (REEs) due to their wide application in high technology, their recovery and separation from waste sources has gradually come onto the agenda. Herein, a new kind of MIL-101-NH 2 (M1N) MOF functionalized with diethanol anhydride (DGA) incorporated into a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane (DGA-M1N@PVDF) has been fabricated for the sorption of REEs from a simulated acid leaching solution of waste phosphor, which contains a large amount of REEs. FTIR, TGA, XRD, fluorescence spectra and XPS analysis were used to characterize the synthesized composite membrane. Batch tests were employed to determine the optimal sorption conditions for Y and Eu adsorbed on DGA-M1N@PVDF adsorbent, such as pH (1-5), content of M1N MOFs (0-40 wt%), contact time (10-180 min) and ion concentration (0-20 mg L -1 ). Maximum adsorption capacities for Y and Eu on DGA-M1N@PVDF reached 991.7 μg g -1 and 98.76 μg g -1 for trace REE solution, respectively. Moreover, a pseudo-second-order kinetic model accurately described the sorption process, and the plotted isothermal data indicated that the Langmuir model was more suitable than the Freundlich model for Y and Eu sorption with monolayer and chemical adsorption. Meanwhile, FTIR and XPS analyses revealed that the Y and Eu adsorption on the DGA-M1N@PVDF composite membrane was mainly caused by the N and O atoms of the -CONH or -COOH groups coordinated with metal ions. Furthermore, after five cycles, the recovery efficiency by DGA-M1N@PVDF for REEs remains above 82% and the XRD patterns were consistent with the original sample, which implied that the DGA-M1N@PVDF membrane has preferable stability, recyclability and good efficiency in REE separation from waste phosphor solutions., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts to declare., (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)

A five-membered cyclo-carbonate, prepared by cycloaddition reaction from CO 2 and 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether, was reacted with excessive diamine and formed a urethane group-containing new product. Structural characterization was performed for the new alcohol amine, which can be applied to the manufacture of polyurethane coatings as a chain extender. The new chain extender-based polyurethane coatings exhibited excellent water, salt, and solvent resistance and promising mechanical strength. Importantly, the unique performance of the prepared polyurethane coatings should be ascribed to the introduction of a hydroxyl group in the polyurethane molecule. The strengthened hydrogen bonding enlarged the cohesion of the polyurethane coatings and prohibited the solvents from permeating., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts to declare., (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)