Photocatalytic detoxification of a sulfur mustard simulant under realistic conditions by imidazoline-based porous organic polymer composites

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    Abstract

    Porous materials have recently been explored as highly effective photosensitizers for the photocatalytic detoxification of sulfur mustard. However, most porous material-based photosensitizers are reliant on heavy-metal effects and require non-realistic light sources and O2-enriched atmosphere to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). To overcome such health problems and practical limitations, we here report a porous organic polymer (POP) photosensitizer (KUP-3) with a protonated imidazoline core, notably showing the generation of types I and II ROS. Owing to its robust framework, KUP-3 can be incorporated into fabrics or melamine sponges via in situ polymerization. The composite-based photocatalysts (KUP-3@OFb and KUP-3@MSp) exhibit protective and decontamination effects along with the photocatalytic detoxification, even under sunlight irradiation and ambient atmosphere, which is beneficial in real-world applications. This study demonstrates the design and fabrication strategy of a class of POP-based composite materials to enable practical applications for photocatalytic detoxification.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number100888
    JournalCell Reports Physical Science
    Volume3
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2022 May 18

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2021R1A2B5B03086313 and 2021M3I3A1084573 for C.S.H. and 2018R1A3B1052702 for J.S.K.) and the Priority Research Centers Program (NRF-2019R1A6A1A11044070 for C.S.H.). We thank the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics (IBS-R023-D1) for providing NMR spectrometry and professional technical support. Also, we appreciate Prof. Kwangyeol Lee for the TEM measurements. Conceptualization, H.K. and D.W.K.; methodology, J.S. and J.H.K.; validation, H.K. J.S. and D.W.K.; investigation, H.K. J.S. D.W.K. Y.K. M.K. and J.H.C.; writing – original draft, H.K.; writing – review & editing, J.S. D.W.K. Y.K. S.P. J.S.K. and C.S.H.; funding acquisition, J.S.K. and C.S.H.; supervision, S.P. J.S.K. and C.S.H. The authors declare no competing interests.

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea ( NRF-2021R1A2B5B03086313 and 2021M3I3A1084573 for C.S.H. and 2018R1A3B1052702 for J.S.K.) and the Priority Research Centers Program ( NRF-2019R1A6A1A11044070 for C.S.H.). We thank the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) Center for Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics (IBS-R023-D1) for providing NMR spectrometry and professional technical support. Also, we appreciate Prof. Kwangyeol Lee for the TEM measurements.

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    Keywords

    • ambient condition
    • chemical warfare agent
    • composite
    • heavy-metal free
    • photocatalyst
    • photocatalytic oxidation
    • photosensitizer
    • porous organic polymer
    • reactive oxygen species

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • General Materials Science
    • General Engineering
    • General Energy
    • General Physics and Astronomy

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