Porous organic materials for iodine adsorption

Jintu Francis Kurisingal; Hongryeol Yun; Chang Seop Hong

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131835

Porous organic materials for iodine adsorption

J Hazard Mater. 2023 Sep 15:458:131835. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131835. Epub 2023 Jun 12.

Authors

Jintu Francis Kurisingal¹, Hongryeol Yun¹, Chang Seop Hong²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: cshong@korea.ac.kr.

PMID: 37348374
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131835

Abstract

The nuclear industry will continue to develop rapidly and produce energy in the foreseeable future; however, it presents unique challenges regarding the disposal of released waste radionuclides because of their volatility and long half-life. The release of radioactive isotopes of iodine from uranium fission reactions is a challenge. Although various adsorbents have been explored for the uptake of iodine, there is still interest in novel adsorbents. The novel adsorbents should be synthesized using reliable and economically feasible synthetic procedures. Herein, we discussed the state-of-the-art performance of various categories of porous organic materials including covalent organic frameworks, covalent triazine frameworks, porous aromatic frameworks, porous organic cages, among other porous organic polymers for the uptake of iodine. This review discussed the synthesis of porous organic materials and their iodine adsorption capacity and reusability. Finally, the challenges and prospects for iodine capture using porous organic materials are highlighted.

Keywords: Covalent organic frameworks; Covalent triazine frameworks; Iodine adsorption; Porous aromatic frameworks; Porous organic cages; Porous organic materials; Porous organic polymers.

Publication types

Review