Macroporous sulfur polymers from a sodium chloride porogen—a low cost, versatile remediation material

Petcher, Samuel, Parker, Douglas J ORCID: 0000-0002-0745-5919 and Hasell, Tom ORCID: 0000-0003-4736-0604 (2019) Macroporous sulfur polymers from a sodium chloride porogen—a low cost, versatile remediation material Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 5 (12). pp. 2142-2149. ISSN 2053-1400, 2053-1419

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Abstract

<p>Sulfur has an affinity for Hg. By polymerising and crosslinking elemental sulfur with dienes, it can be formed into a stable polymer. A salt template method to create porosity in these polymers is reported, and shown to improve the Hg capture.</p>

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	3403 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, 34 Chemical Sciences, 40 Engineering, 41 Environmental Sciences, 4016 Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2020 09:41
Last Modified:	01 Mar 2026 01:49
DOI:	10.1039/c9ew00477g
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3073273
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