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Title: Biobased thioethers as metal-absorbing ligands

Author
item Murray, Rex
item Bantchev, Grigor
item Dunn, Robert - Bob
item Ascherl, Kim
item Doll, Kenneth - Ken

Submitted to: Pacifichem Symposium
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/15/2015
Publication Date: 12/15/2015
Citation: Murray, R.E., Bantchev, G.B., Dunn, R.O., Ascherl, K.L., Doll, K.M. 2015. Biobased thioethers as metal-absorbing ligands [abstract]. Pacifichem 2015 - The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, December 15-20, 2015, Honolulu, HI. ORGN 2148.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Vegetable oils have been reacted with thiols (mercaptans) to form biobased thioether-functionalized vegetable oils (TFVO). TFVO were efficient in the extraction of a model heavy-metal ion (Ag+) from an aqueous solution. TFVO, prepared from corn oil, was capable of reducing Ag+ concentration from 600 ppm below the detection limit. TFVO, prepared from canola oil, was less efficient, extracting only around 50% of the Ag+ ions. A possible explanation for the difference in the performance is the fact that TFVO from corn oil contains more bi-dentate thioether groups. TFVO were also demonstrated to extract other metal ions from water. The data demonstrate that these biobased materials can be successfully used for remediation of heavy-metal contaminated waters.