Carbazole-tagged pyridinic microporous network polymer for CO2 storage and organic dye removal from aqueous solution

Abstract

A microporous organic polymer (Cz-pyr-P) was prepared from a monomer of pyridine-imides, flanked by four carbazoles, and its application as an adsorbent for both CO₂ and methylene blue dye in wastewater was investigated. The polymer was synthesised by oxidative polymerisation facilitated by FeCl₃ and comprehensively characterised using routine spectroscopic, thermal, textural, and morphological analyses. With a high surface area of 1065 m²/g and a median pore width of 8.06 Å, the nitrogen-enriched Cz-pyr-P reversibly adsorbed 19.41 wt% (273 K) and 12.78 wt% (295 K) CO₂ at 1 bar, with a good isosteric heat value of CO₂ adsorption (28.5 kJ/mol). For the removal of methylene blue dye from wastewater, Cz-pyr-P exhibited excellent partition coefficient of 380.10 mg/g μM with an equilibrium time of 6 min which is shorter than previously reported values for other materials. The results indicate that Cz-pyr-P with desirable functionality could be utilised for reaching CO₂ emission reduction targets as well as for wastewater treatment.

Keywords: CO(2) adsorption; Methylene blue; Microporous organic polymer; Pyridine-based polymer; Wastewater treatment.