Sulfur-Limonene Polysulfide: A Material Synthesized Entirely from Industrial By-Products and Its Use in Removing Toxic Metals from Water and Soil.
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.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
Michael P
MP
Crockett
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
Austin M
AM
Evans
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
Max J H
MJ
Worthington
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Inês S
IS
Albuquerque
Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
Ashley D
AD
Slattery
Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
Christopher T
CT
Gibson
Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
Jonathan A
JA
Campbell
Centre for NanoScale Science and Technology, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
David A
DA
Lewis
Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.|Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Gonçalo J L
GJ
Bernardes
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia. justin.chalker@flinders.edu.au.
Justin M
JM
Chalker
D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D053138:Cyclohexenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000077222:Limonene; D008670:Metals / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry*; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D053138:Cyclohexenes; D008670:Metals; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013440:Sulfides; D013729:Terpenes; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D013455:Sulfur; D000077222:Limonene
limonene; polysulfide; sulfur; sustainable materials; waste valorization