The use of five flexible α,ω-alkane (or alkene)dicarboxylates (succinate (2), fumarate (3), adipate (5), and muconate ( 6)) produced three-dimensional (3-D) Zn II frameworks with 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane pillars, whereas glutarate gave a two-dimensional (2-D) Zn II compound (4). Structures 2 and 5 are 4-fold interpenetrated networks, and 3 and 6 are 5-fold interpenetrated networks. Both 5 and 6 displayed good CO 2 sorption capabilities at 196 K, as evidenced by S-shape adsorption isotherms. Both compounds also exhibited selective CO 2 sorption over N 2 at low temperature, while 5 containing an adipate ligand showed higher CO 2 uptake at 273 and 298 K than 6 with a more rigid muconate ligand. The isosteric heats of CO 2 adsorption for 5 and 6 were 23.1 kJ mol −1 and 30.7 kJ mol −1 , respectively. A photoluminescence study showed the emissions of 2, 4, and 5 to be blue-shifted relative to both the free acids and ligand, while 3 had ligand-based luminescence properties. The thermal stabilities of these complexes were also examined.
Poly(methacrylic acid)-functionalized SBA-15 silicas (denoted as P-x-PMA/SBA-15 where x is molar ratio of TSPM/(TEOS+TSPM) in percentage in the initial mixture) were synthesized by co-condensation of tetraethoxysilane and varying contents of 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate in acidic medium with the block copolymer Pluronic 123 as a structure directing agent and then polymerization by methacrylic acid in the presence of ammonium persulfate as an initiator. The functionalized materials were characterized by PXRD, TEM, SEM, IR, and N 2 adsorption-desorption at 77 K. The investigation of phenol adsorption in aqueous solution on the materials showed that the poly(methacrylic acid)-functionalized mesoporous silicas possess strong adsorption ability for phenol with interaction of various kinds of hydrogen bonds. The adsorption data were fitted to Langmuir isotherms and the maximum adsorption capacity of the three functionalized materials P-5-PMA/SBA-15, P-10-PMA/SBA-15, and P-15-PMA/SBA-15 to be 129.37 mg/g, 187.97 mg/g, and 78.43 mg/g, respectively, were obtained. The effect of the pH on phenol adsorption was studied.
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