Issue 26, 2022
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Inverse vulcanised sulfur polymer nanoparticles prepared by antisolvent precipitation†

Bowen Zhang, ORCID logo *a   Samuel Petcher,a   Romy A. Dop, ORCID logo a   Peiyao Yan,a   Wei Zhao,b   Haoran Wang,a   Liam J. Dodd,a   Tom O. McDonalda  and  Tom Hasell ORCID logo *a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK
E-mail: bowen@liverpool.ac.uk, t.hasell@liverpool.ac.uk

b Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design, Materials Innovation Factory, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK

Abstract

Elemental sulfur is a by-product of the petrochemicals industry. Some use is found in the production of sulfuric acid and fertilizers, however, supply outstrips demand. Recently, polymers formed from elemental sulfur have been discovered. These ‘inverse vulcanised’ polymers have a myriad of potential applications including the selective remediation of mercury contaminated wastewater. Herein, we report the synthesis of inverse vulcanised polymer nanoparticles and demonstrate their affinity and selectivity for the removal of mercury from solution. We also demonstrate the generation of an inverse vulcanised membrane for mercury filtration.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA01653B
Article type
Communication
Submitted
01 Mar 2022
Accepted
31 May 2022
First published
09 Jun 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022,10, 13704-13710

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Inverse vulcanised sulfur polymer nanoparticles prepared by antisolvent precipitation

B. Zhang, S. Petcher, R. A. Dop, P. Yan, W. Zhao, H. Wang, L. J. Dodd, T. O. McDonald and T. Hasell, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 13704 DOI: 10.1039/D2TA01653B

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