Constructing Stable and Porous Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Iodine Vapor Capture

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Constructing Stable and Porous Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Iodine Vapor Capture Via radioactive iodine Macromol Rapid Commun. 2021 May 29:e2100032. doi: 10.1002/marc.202100032. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Covalent organic frameworks (COF) with periodic porous structures and tunable functionalities are a new class of crystalline polymers connected via strong covalent bonds. Constructing COF materials with high stability and porosity is attracting and essential for COFs' further functional exploration. In this work, two new covalent organic frameworks (TTA-TMTA-COF and TTA-FMTA-CO F) with high surface area, large pore volume, and excellent chemical stability toward harsh conditions are designed and synthesized by integrating the methoxy functional groups into the networks. Both two COFs are further employed for iodine removal since radioactive iodine in nuclear waste has seriously threatened the natural environment and human health. TTA-TMTA-COF and TTA-FMTA-COF can capture 3.21 and 5.07 g g-1 iodine, respectively. Notably, the iodine capture capacity for iodine of TTA-FMTA-COF does not show any decline after being recycled five times. These results demonstrate both COFs possess ultrahigh capacity and excellent recyclability. PMID:34050692 | DOI:10.1002/marc.202100032 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.