Perfluorinated conjugated microporous polymer for targeted capture of Ag(I) from contaminated water

The maximum targeted capture silver from contaminated water is urgently necessary for sustainable development. Herein, the perfluorination conjugated microporous polymer adsorbent (F-CMP) has been fabricated by Sonogashira-Hagihara coupling reaction and employed to remove Ag(I) ions. Characterizations of NMR, XPS and FT-IR indicate the successful synthesis of F-CMP adsorbent. The influence factors of F-CMP on Ag(I) adsorption behavior are studied, and the adsorption capacity of Ag(I) reaches 251.3 mg/g. The experimental results of isothermal adsorption and kinetic adsorption are consistent with the Freundlich model and pseudo-second-order isothermal adsorption model, which follows a multilayer adsorption behavior on the uniform surface of the adsorbent, and the chemical adsorption becomes the main rate-limiting step. Combined with DFT calculation, the adsorption mechanism of Ag(I) by F-CMP is elucidated. The peaks shift of sp before and after adsorption is larger than that of F1s, suggesting that the –CC– on the F-CMP becomes the dominant chelation site of Ag(I). Furthermore, F-CMP exhibits specific adsorption for Ag(I) in polymetallic complex water, with the maximum selectivity coefficient of 31.5. Our study may provide a new possibility of perfluorinated CMPs for effective capture of Ag(I) ions to address environmental issues.