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Sulfur‐Limonene Polysulfide: A Material Synthesized Entirely from Industrial By‐Products and Its Use in Removing Toxic Metals from Water and Soil |
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| Authors: | Michael P Crockett Austin M Evans Max J H Worthington Inês S Albuquerque Ashley D Slattery Dr Christopher T Gibson Dr Jonathan A Campbell Prof David A Lewis Dr Gonçalo J L Bernardes Dr Justin M Chalker |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States;2. School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia;3. Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal;4. Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia;5. Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom;6. http://www.chalkerlab.com |
| Abstract: | A polysulfide material was synthesized by the direct reaction of sulfur and d ‐limonene, by‐products of the petroleum and citrus industries, respectively. The resulting material was processed into functional coatings or molded into solid devices for the removal of palladium and mercury salts from water and soil. The binding of mercury(II) to the sulfur‐limonene polysulfide resulted in a color change. These properties motivate application in next‐generation environmental remediation and mercury sensing. |
| Keywords: | limonene polysulfide sulfur sustainable materials waste valorization |