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    Waterborne phenolic, triazine-based porous polymer particles for the removal of toxic metal ions
    (Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2022) Borchert, Konstantin B.L.; Frenzel, Robert; Gerlach, Niklas; Reis, Berthold; Steinbach, Christine; Kohn, Benjamin; Scheler, Ulrich; Schwarz, Simona; Schwarz, Dana
    Highly functional and also highly porous materials are presenting great advantages for applications in energy storage, catalysis and separation processes, which is why a continuous development of new materials can be seen. To create a material combining the promising potential interactions of triazine groups with the electrostatic or hydrogen bonding interactions of phenolic groups, a completely new polymeric resin was synthesized. From an eco-friendly dispersion polymerization in water, a copolymer network was obtained, which includes nine hydroxyl groups and one s-triazine ring per repetition unit. The polymer forms highly porous particles with specific surface areas up to 531 ​m2/g and a negative streaming potential over a great pH range. The adsorption isotherms of Ni2+, Cd2+, and Pb2+ were studied in more detail achieving very good adsorption capacities (16 mg Ni2+/g, 24 mg Cd2+/g, and 90 mg Pb2+/g). Demonstrating excellent properties for adsorption applications. The adsorbent exhibited selectivity for the adsorption of Pb2+ over more commonly occurring but non-toxic metal ions such as Fe2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, and K+. Furthermore, reusability of the material was demonstrated by facile, quantitative desorption of adsorbed Pb2+ with a small amount of diluted HCl, circumventing organic chelators. Subsequently, adsorption was carried out without decrease in adsorption performance.