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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
Author(s) -
Crockett Michael P.,
Evans Austin M.,
Worthington Max J. H.,
Albuquerque Inês S.,
Slattery Ashley D.,
Gibson Christopher T.,
Campbell Jonathan A.,
Lewis David A.,
Bernardes Gonçalo J. L.,
Chalker Justin M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.201508708
Subject(s) - polysulfide , sulfur , mercury (programming language) , environmental remediation , limonene , chemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , contamination , electrode , ecology , chromatography , computer science , essential oil , electrolyte , biology , programming language
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.