Facile synthesis of Melamine-Modified porous organic polymer for mercury (II) removal

Chong Zhang, Zifang Peng, Yun Guo, Yanhao Zhang*, Wuduo Zhao, Jiewei Yang, Shusheng Zhang, Wenfen Zhang*

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Abstract

In this study, a novel porous organic polymer modified by melamine (MA-POP) was prepared via a post-modification procedure for the Hg2+ removal from aqueous solutions. The use of melamine as the rigid crosslinker endowed the polymer with high surface area (669 m2 g−1), total pore volume (0.668 mL g−1) and nitrogen content. The material exhibited rapid adsorption kinetic for Hg2+, and the adsorption equilibrium can be reached within 10 min. The adsorption progress was more satisfyingly described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm model with a maximum adsorption capacity of 351.6 mg g−1. XPS and FT-IR spectra suggested that the main adsorption mechanism was chelation between nitrogen groups and Hg2+. Besides, the adsorbent possessed high adsorption selectivity towards Hg2+ in the presence of other eight coexisting metal ions and maintained good adsorption capacity even after five cycles. Therefore, the obtained MA-POP is qualified as a reliable adsorbent for Hg2+ removal.

Original languageEnglish
Article number119097
Number of pages8
JournalSeparation and Purification Technology
Volume274
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2021

User-Defined Keywords

  • Friedel-Crafts reaction
  • Melamine
  • Mercury removal
  • Porous organic polymers
  • Post-modification

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