Carbon-Supported Hyperbranched Polyethyleneimines: Exploring into Polyamine/Anion Interactions to Design Efficient Polymer-Based Energy and Scavenger Materials

The anion-complexation mechanism and anion-adsorption capacity of a hybrid material based on hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (HBPEI) covalently bonded onto an activated carbon (AC) is presented. The anion-scavenger behavior of this hybrid material toward CrO42−, PO43−, AsO43− and HgCl42− was explore...

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Autores: Peñas-Sanjuan, Antonio, García-Gallarín, Celeste, Godino-Salido, María L., López-Garzón, Rafael, Melchionna, Michele, Melguizo, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Jaén
Repositorio:RUJA. Repositorio Institucional de la Producción Científica de la Universidad de Jaén
OAI Identifier:oai:ruja.ujaen.es:10953/7160
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3390/polym17060786
https://hdl.handle.net/10953/7160
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:hyperbranched polyethyleneimine
activated carbon
energy materials
anion scavengers
anion-complexing mechanism
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Sumario:The anion-complexation mechanism and anion-adsorption capacity of a hybrid material based on hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (HBPEI) covalently bonded onto an activated carbon (AC) is presented. The anion-scavenger behavior of this hybrid material toward CrO42−, PO43−, AsO43− and HgCl42− was explored by direct potentiometric and adsorption measurements, which revealed a novel approach to predict the interactions between the supported polymeric complexing units and the different anions. The results were analyzed by considering the reactivity data of the HBPEI/anion (HBPEI free in solution) and AC-HBPEI/anion systems. The results corroborated that the AC-HBPEI hybrid material is an excellent anion-complexing material, whose anion adsorption ability is defined by the complexing properties of the HBPEI molecules toward the anions. This assessment provides a straightforward tool to determine the type and strength of the interactions involved in supported polymer-based/anion systems, which can provide valuable information for predicting and designing efficient energy and scavenger materials.