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- Title
Anion-adaptive crystalline cationic material for <sup>99</sup>TcO<sub>4</sub><sup>−</sup> trapping.
- Authors
Mei, Lei; Li, Fei-ze; Lan, Jian-hui; Wang, Cong-zhi; Xu, Chao; Deng, Hao; Wu, Qun-yan; Hu, Kong-qiu; Wang, Lin; Chai, Zhi-fang; Chen, Jing; Gibson, John K.; Shi, Wei-qun
- Abstract
Efficient anion recognition is of great significance for radioactive 99TcO4− decontamination, but it remains a challenge for traditional sorbents. Herein, we put forward a tactic using soft crystalline cationic material with anion-adaptive dynamics for 99TcO4− sequestration. A cucurbit[8]uril-based supramolecular metal-organic material is produced through a multi-component assembly strategy and used as a sorbent for effective trapping of TcO4−. Excellent separation of TcO4−/ReO4− is demonstrated by fast removal kinetics, good sorption capacity and high distribution coefficient. Remarkably, the most superior selectivity among metal-organic materials reported so far, together with good hydrolytic stability, indicates potential for efficient TcO4− removal. The structure incorporating ReO4− reveals that the supramolecular framework undergoes adaptive reconstruction facilitating the effective accommodation of TcO4−/ReO4−. The results highlight opportunities for development of soft anion-adaptive sorbents for highly selective anion decontamination. Efficient anion recognition and trapping is of great significance for anion-specific separation processes but the design of an anion-adaptive sorbents remains a challenge. Here the authors use a cucurbit[8]uril based soft cationic supramolecular material as efficient sorbent for TcO4− ions.
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2019, Vol 10, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-019-09504-3