Improved alkali metal ion capturing utilizing crown ether-based diblock copolymers in a sandwich-type complexation

Oral, I.; Abetz, V.

Journalpaper

Improved alkali metal ion capturing utilizing crown ether-based diblock copolymers in a sandwich-type complexation

Abstract

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.

DOI Link to Publication

URL: https://publications.hereon.de/id/50194/
Authors:Oral, I., Abetz, V.
Year:2022
In: Soft Matter
Volume:18
Issue:5
Pages:934 - 937
Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge
Type:Journalpaper
ISSN: 1744-683X
Cite as: Oral, I.; Abetz, V.: Improved alkali metal ion capturing utilizing crown ether-based diblock copolymers in a sandwich-type complexation. In: Soft Matter. Vol. 18 (2022) 5, 934 - 937. (DOI: /10.1039/d1sm01815a)