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JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
Volume 144, Issue 15, Pages 6821-6829Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00563
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- National Science Foundation of China [21978138, 22035003]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Nankai University)
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations [BAS/1/1372-01-01]
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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A novel guanidinium-based covalent organic framework (COF), TGDM, was reported to efficiently capture I-2 under industrial operating conditions. TGDM exhibited a significantly higher I-2 uptake at high temperature and low concentration compared to the industrial silver-based adsorbents currently used. Furthermore, TGDM showed exceptional stabilities, recyclability, and low cost, making it a promising candidate for I-2 vapor capture during nuclear fuel reprocessing.
The capture of radioactive I-2 vapor from nuclear waste under industrial operating conditions remains a challenging task, as the practical industrial conditions of high temperature (>= 150 degrees C) and low I-2 concentration (similar to 150 ppmv) are unfavorable for I-2 adsorption. We report a novel guanidinium-based covalent organic framework (COF), termed TGDM, which can efficiently capture I-2 under industrial operating conditions. At 150 degrees C and 150 ppmv I-2, TGDM exhibits an I-2 uptake of similar to 30 wt %, which is significantly higher than that of the industrial silver-based adsorbents such as Ag@MOR (17 wt %) currently used in the nuclear fuel reprocessing industry. Characterization and theoretical calculations indicate that among the multiple types of adsorption sites in TGDM, only ionic sites can bond to I-2 through strong Coulomb interactions under harsh conditions. The abundant ionic groups of TGDM account for its superior I-2 capture performance compared to various benchmark adsorbents. In addition, TGDM exhibits exceptionally high chemical and thermal stabilities that fully meet the requirements of practical radioactive I-2 capture (high-temperature, humid, and acidic environment) and differentiate it from other ionic COFs. Furthermore, TGDM has excellent recyclability and low cost, which are unavailable for the current industrial silver-based adsorbents. These advantages make TGDM a promising candidate for capturing I-2 vapor during nuclear fuel reprocessing. This strategy of incorporating chemically stable ionic guanidine moieties in COF would stimulate the development of new adsorbents for I-2 capture and related applications.
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