Aggregation-induced-active Stimuli-responsive Cellulose-based Nano-objects for Wastewater Treatment Application

聚集诱导活性刺激响应纤维素基纳米物体在废水处理中的应用

• 批准号: EP/X022781/1
• 负责人: Rachel O'Reilly
• 金额: $ 26万
• 依托单位: University of Birmingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FX022781%2F1
• 关键词: Aggregation; induced; active; Stimuli; responsive

In the last years, controlling the self-assembly behavior of stimuli-responsive nano-objects, including micelles, vesicles, worm-like, etc., at different conditions is considered a pertinent challenge in the polymer community. This project aims to synthesize aggregation-induced-active (AIE) stimuli-responsive cellulose-based polymeric nano-objects to control the self-assemblies morphologies of the prepared nano-objects. The controlled self-assemblies will be applied as nitrophenolic compounds (NPCs) adsorbents from wastewater, thanks to their responsive behavior. Moreover, the fluorescence-active part of the prepared nanoobjects not only will lead to easy monitoring of formed morphologies in real-time but also play a key role in the detection of the NPCs at the aqueous solution. This project, by focusing on the removal and detection of NPCs, as toxic pollutants with both severe and long-lasting effects on humans, animals, and ecosystems, is in the framework of the European Union (EU) legislation Policy titled "Water Framework Directive (WFD)," to address the wastewater treatment challenges, which is considered one of the main environmental issues in the twenty-first century, particularly in the EU. The proposed project as an applicable project for using the polymer synthesis and their self-assemblies for wastewater treatment application will carry out at the University of Birmingham (UoB) under the guidance of leading international chemist Prof. O'Reilly. The conceptualization of the proposed project is based on the two-way transfer of knowledge between host and researcher, and research objects will achieve through this knowledge transfer. I will use Prof. O'Reilly's deep knowledge in polymer chemistry and selfassemblies during the project and add the new line in O'Reilly's group, considering my background, by synthesis of the cellulosebased polymeric adsorbent for wastewater treatment.

近年来，通过控制刺激响应性纳米物体的自组装行为，包括胶束、囊泡、蠕虫状等，在不同的条件下被认为是聚合物界的一个相关挑战。本项目旨在合成具有聚集诱导活性（AIE）刺激响应性的纤维素基聚合物纳米物体，以控制制备的纳米物体的自组装形貌。这种可控自组装体由于具有响应性的特性，有望作为废水中硝基酚类化合物（NPC）的吸附剂。此外，所制备的纳米物质的荧光活性部分不仅可以容易地实时监测所形成的形态，而且在水溶液中检测NPC中发挥关键作用。该项目的重点是去除和检测NPC，因为NPC是对人类、动物和生态系统具有严重和长期影响的有毒污染物，该项目在题为“水框架指令（WFD）”的欧盟（EU）立法政策的框架内，以解决废水处理的挑战，这被认为是二十一世纪的主要环境问题之一，特别是在欧盟。该项目是一个利用聚合物合成及其自组装用于废水处理的应用项目，将在伯明翰大学（UoB）进行，由国际领先的化学家O'Reilly教授指导。该项目的概念化是基于研究者和主持人之间的双向知识转移，研究对象将通过这种知识转移来实现。我将利用O'Reilly教授在高分子化学和自组装方面的深厚知识，并考虑到我的背景，通过合成用于废水处理的纤维素基聚合物吸附剂，在O'Reilly的小组中增加新的生产线。