High-efficiency gold recovery by additive-induced supramolecular polymerization of β-cyclodextrin.
High-efficiency gold recovery by additive-induced supramolecular polymerization of β-cyclodextrin.
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10.1038/s41467-023-36591-0
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发表时间:
2023-03-09
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Stoddart, J. Fraser
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Wu, Huang;Wang, Yu;Tang, Chun;Jones, Leighton O.;Song, Bo;Chen, Xiao-Yang;Zhang, Long;Wu, Yong;Stern, Charlotte L.;Schatz, George C.;Liu, Wenqi;Stoddart, J. Fraser
Developing an eco-friendly, efficient, and highly selective gold-recovery technology is urgently needed in order to maintain sustainable environments and improve the utilization of resources. Here we report an additive-induced gold recovery paradigm based on precisely controlling the reciprocal transformation and instantaneous assembly of the second-sphere coordinated adducts formed between β-cyclodextrin and tetrabromoaurate anions. The additives initiate a rapid assembly process by co-occupying the binding cavity of β-cyclodextrin along with the tetrabromoaurate anions, leading to the formation of supramolecular polymers that precipitate from aqueous solutions as cocrystals. The efficiency of gold recovery reaches 99.8% when dibutyl carbitol is deployed as the additive. This cocrystallization is highly selective for square-planar tetrabromoaurate anions. In a laboratory-scale gold-recovery protocol, over 94% of gold in electronic waste was recovered at gold concentrations as low as 9.3 ppm. This simple protocol constitutes a promising paradigm for the sustainable recovery of gold, featuring reduced energy consumption, low cost inputs, and the avoidance of environmental pollution. Eco-friendly, efficient, and selective gold recovery technologies are urgently desired to satisfy the increasing demand for gold. Here, the authors report one such technology based on the supramolecular polymerization of second-sphere coordinated adducts formed between β-cyclodextrin and tetrabromoaurate anions.
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