Abstract: Using Cr(VI) as the imprinted ions and 2-allyl-1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione (ADPD) (a compound synthesized by independent design) as the functional monomer, a series of chromium ion-imprinted composite membranes (Cr(VI)-IICMs) and corresponding non-imprinted composite membranes (NICMs) were synthesized and tested. The results showed that the Cr(VI)-IICM10 membrane prepared under optimal experimental conditions exhibited a high adsorption capacity towards Cr(VI) (Q = 30.35 mg g-1) and a high imprinting factor (α = 2.70). The structural characteristics of Cr(VI)-IICM10 and NICM10 were investigated using FE-SEM, ATR-FTIR, and BET techniques combined with UV-Vis photometry and inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) to evaluate the adsorption performance and permeation selectivity, while the effect on adsorption permeance of varying the experimental conditions including the solvent type, pH, and temperature was also investigated. The results showed that Cr(VI)-IICM10 is a mesoporous material with excellent permeation selectivity, reusability, and favorable pH response, and that its adsorption behavior is in accordance with the Langmuir model and pseudo-first-order kinetics. Thus, Cr(VI)-IICM10 shows great potential towards utilization as a "smart membrane" to control the separation and removal of Cr(VI) in wastewater, and also proved a reasonable design of the new functional monomer ADPD
Template and target information: chromium, Cr(VI)