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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.

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.

SUBMITTER: Crockett MP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4755153 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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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.

Crockett Michael P MP Evans Austin M AM Worthington Max J H MJ Albuquerque Inês S IS Slattery Ashley D AD Gibson Christopher T CT Campbell Jonathan A JA Lewis David A DA Bernardes Gonçalo J L GJ Chalker Justin M JM

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) 20151020 5

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 se ...[more]

PMID: 26481099

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