PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL (PEC) SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND REDOX-FUNCTIONALIZED PHOTOELECTRODE FOR SEPARATION OF IONS

    公开(公告)号:US20250011200A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-09

    申请号:US18760457

    申请日:2024-07-01

    Inventor: Xiao SU Kihyun CHO

    Abstract: A redox-functionalized photoelectrode includes (a) a photoactive structure comprising a semiconductor and (b) a redox polymer coated on the photoactive structure, where a valence band potential of the semiconductor is more positive than a redox potential of the redox polymer. A photoelectrochemical method for separating targeted ionic species from a liquid includes exposing a redox-functionalized photoelectrode, which includes a photoactive structure comprising a semiconductor and a redox polymer comprising a redox-active group coated on the photoactive structure, to a liquid to be treated. During the exposure, the redox-functionalized photoelectrode is illuminated with light having a wavelength greater than a bandgap of the semiconductor. Oxidation of the redox-active group occurs, and targeted ionic species are removed from the liquid by adsorption onto the redox polymer.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SELECTIVE ELECTRODEPOSITION FOR METAL RECYCLING

    公开(公告)号:US20240426013A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-26

    申请号:US18698241

    申请日:2022-10-04

    Inventor: Xiao SU Kwiyong KIM

    Abstract: A system for selective electrodeposition for metal recycling includes an electrochemical cell comprising: a fluid including first and second transition metals and a salt at a molar concentration of greater than 1 M; a working electrode in contact with the fluid. where the working electrode has a surface coated with a positively charged polyelectrolyte: and a counter electrode in contact with the fluid and spaced apart from the working electrode. The system also includes a power supply electrically connected to the working and counter electrodes.

    ELECTROCHEMICAL RECYCLING OF HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS

    公开(公告)号:US20240352610A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18685739

    申请日:2022-04-20

    CPC classification number: C25C1/20 B01J38/485

    Abstract: Herein disclosed is a new electrochemical approach to catalyst capture and recycling that overcomes conventional industrial recovery methods using functionalized redox-polymer electrodes. This technology provides a redox electro-separation system comprising polyvinylferrocene that was able to capture platinum group metal based catalysts directly from products and transfer to fresh reactants achieving 99.5% recovery without disturbing catalyst activity. Several reactions were tested along with various solvent-electrolyte matrices, showing >99% recovery efficiencies for platinum species as low as 1.6 ppm.

    SUPRAMOLECULAR CHIRALITY IN REDOX METALLOPOLYMERS

    公开(公告)号:US20240132776A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-25

    申请号:US18376348

    申请日:2023-10-03

    CPC classification number: C09K11/06 C09K2211/1425 C09K2211/187

    Abstract: Chiral redox-polymers that have been enabled for electrochemically-controlled enantioselective interactions. Supramolecular chirality was leveraged for enhancing recognition toward target enantiomers. Chiral redox-metallopolymers were synthesized based on Ugi's amine-inspired chiral monomers, and their enantioselective recognition toward ionic enantiomers, such as tryptophan and naproxen, is demonstrated, with higher enhancement provided by a chiral redox-polymer over a single-site, chiral building block. 2D nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and solid-state circular dichroism support supramolecular chirality resulting from the intramolecular interaction between the ferrocene and the alkyl group in the backbone. The chiral redox-metallopolymers can be used as a platform for electrochemically-modulated enantioselective interactions toward a range of amino acids and pharmaceutical carboxylates.

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