Immobilization of lithium-selective 14-crown-4 on crosslinked polymer supports

Spiro D. Alexandratos, Christy L. Stine, Richard A. Sachleben, Bruce A. Moyer

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Abstract

The immobilization of octamethyl-14-crown-4 onto crosslinked polymer supports is reported and the selectivity for Li(I) from aqueous solutions quantified. The amount of Li(I) complexed by the crown ether is affected by the polarity of the polymer matrix: Complexation increases with increasing matrix hydrophilicity. Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) is the preferred support matrix for the crown ether.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6347-6352
Number of pages6
JournalPolymer
Volume46
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 28 2005

Funding

We gratefully acknowledge support for research at the University of Tennessee by the Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, through grant DE-FG05-86ER13591, and, at ORNL, through the Environmental Management Science Program, Offices of Science and Environmental Management, US Department of Energy, under contract number DE-AC05-00OR22725 with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed and operated by UT-Battelle, LLC.

FundersFunder number
Office of Basic Energy SciencesDE-FG05-86ER13591
US Department of EnergyDE-AC05-00OR22725
U.S. Department of Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
University of Tennessee

    Keywords

    • Ion
    • Polymer-supported reagent
    • Selective

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