Synthesis of Magnetic Porous Materials for Catalysis and Water Treatment Processes

本文提出的研究包括设计和合成一种磁性多孔材料平台，用于生物催化/生物基传感、DNA和RNA提取试剂盒以及废水分析/处理。多孔材料被设计和合成来封装和保护生物催化剂，以提高其在药物化合物和精细化学品的生产以及生物基传感应用中的性能和寿命。生物催化符合绿色化学的若干原则，对化学工业的可持续发展至关重要。相关的多孔材料也被设计和合成，以捕获干扰DNA和RNA提取的遗传和病毒检测试剂盒中的化学污染物。这对于确保检测的准确性非常重要，包括基因检测和COVID-19检测。最后，设计和合成了结构相似的多孔材料，用于废水分析和处理应用，特别是去除水中的有机污染物。在所有情况下，多孔材料都与磁性纳米颗粒相结合，以确保在材料执行所需功能后，可以轻松去除多孔材料复合材料。

The research proposed herein involves the design and synthesis of a magnetic porous materials platform for applications in biocatalysis/bio-based sensing, DNA and RNA extraction kits, and wastewater analysis/treatment.Porous materials are designed and synthesized to encapsulate and protect biocatalysts to improve their performance and longevity in the production of pharmaceutical compounds and fine chemicals and in bio-based sensing applications. Biocatalysis is in line with several of the principles of green chemistry, and is important for the sustainable future of chemical industries.Related porous materials are also designed and synthesized to capture chemical contaminants that interfere with DNA and RNA extraction in genetic and viral testing kits. This is important to ensure accuracy of testing including genetic and COVID-19 testing.Lastly, structurally similar porous materials are designed and synthesized for wastewater analysis and treatment applications, specifically the removal of organic contaminants from water. In all cases, the porous materials are integrated with magnetic nanoparticles to ensure the facile removal of the porous material composite after the material has performed the desired function.