%0 journal article
%@ 1744-683X
%A Oral, I., Abetz, V.

%D 2022
%J Soft Matter
%N 5
%P 934-937 
%R doi:10.1039/d1sm01815a
%T Improved alkali metal ion capturing utilizing crown ether-based diblock copolymers in a sandwich-type complexation
%U https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sm01815a
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%X The compexation behavior of metals with free crown ethers (CE) and diblock copolymer-based CE is investigated. The latter shows at least 10 000 times stronger complexation than free CEs. On this basis, a highly stable CE complex within the polymer for efficient extraction of metal ions from low concentrations, e.g. lithium in seawater, is presented.