Securely anchored Prussian blue nanocrystals on the surface of porous PAAm sphere for high and selective cesium removal.
作者信息
Jung Youngkyun, Choi Ung Su, Ko Young Gun
机构信息
Division of Energy & Environment Technology, Korea University of Science and Technology, 217 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea; National Agenda Research Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Republic of Korea.
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Sangmyung University, Hongjimun 2-gil 20, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
出版信息
J Hazard Mater. 2021 Oct 15;420:126654. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126654. Epub 2021 Jul 15.
Prussian blue (PB) has been well known as a pigment crystal to selectively sequestrate the radioactive cesium ion released from aqueous solutions owing to PB cage size similar to the cesium ion. Because the small size of PB is hard to deal with, the adsorbents containing PB have been prepared in the form of composites causing low sequestration efficiency of cesium. In this study, securely anchored PB nanocrystals on the surface of millimeter-sized porous polyacrylamide (PAAm) spheres (PB@PAAm) have been prepared by the crystallization of PB on the Fe adsorbed PAAm. The securely anchored PB nanocrystals have been demonstrated to be selective and efficient adsorbents for sequestration of the radioactive cesium. The well-interconnected-spherical pores and millimeter-sized diameter of the PB@PAAm adsorbents facilitated permeation of Cs into the adsorbent and ease of handling respectively. Especially the well-interconnected-spherical pores allowed that PB@PAAm showed 90% of its maximum Cs adsorption capacity within 30 min. The PB@PAAm showed an outstanding Cs capture ability of 374 mg/g, high removal efficiency of 85% even at low concentration of Cs (10 ng/L), and superior selectivity of Cs against interference ions of Na, K, Mg, and Ca.