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ArticleNature communications2024

Efficient recovery and recycling/upcycling of precious metals using hydrazide-functionalized star-shaped polymers.

Seung Su Shin, Youngkyun Jung, Sungkwon Jeon, Sung-Joon Park, Su-Jin Yoon, Kyung-Won Jung, Jae-Woo Choi, Jung-Hyun Lee

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. Ecofriendly Upcycling of Poly(vinyl chloride) Waste Plastics into Precious Metal Adsorbents.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Seung Su Shin *Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3937-8560
Youngkyun Jung *Center for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3689-4128
Sungkwon JeonDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-5513-7051
Sung-Joon ParkDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea.
Su-Jin YoonCenter for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Kyung-Won JungCenter for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Woo ChoiCenter for Water Cycle Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea. plead36@kist.re.kr.
Jung-Hyun LeeDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea. leejhyyy@korea.ac.kr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9662-1703

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2020M3H4A3106366National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) 2023R1A2C2002913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is a growing demand for adsorption technologies for recovering and recycling precious metals (PMs) in various industries. Unfortunately, amine-functionalized polymers widely used as metal adsorbents are ineffective at recovering PMs owing to their unsatisfactory PM adsorption performance. Herein, a star-shaped, hydrazide-functionalized polymer (S-PAcH) is proposed as a readily recoverable standalone adsorbent with high PM adsorption performance. The compact chain structure of S-PAcH containing numerous hydrazide groups with strong reducibility promotes PM adsorption by enhancing PM reduction while forming large, collectable precipitates. Compared with previously reported PM adsorbents, commercial amine polymers, and reducing agents, S-PAcH exhibited significantly higher adsorption capacity, selectivity, and kinetics toward three PMs (gold, palladium, and platinum) with model, simulated, and real-world feed solutions. The superior PM recovery performance of S-PAcH was attributed to its strong reduction capability combined with its chemisorption mechanism. Moreover, PM-adsorbed S-PAcH could be refined into high-purity PMs via calcination, directly utilized (upcycled) as catalysts for dye reduction, or regenerated for reuse, demonstrating its high practical feasibility. Our proposed PM adsorbents would have a tremendous impact on various industrial sectors from the perspectives of environmental protection and sustainable development.

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PMCPMC11079046

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