A molecular metal-organic cage as a recyclable sponge for PFOS removal from water.

Monojit Das Bairagya P Sophie Ntipouna Natalie K Stewart Noémie Elgrishi

Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2024)

A metal-organic cage (MOC) is shown to be an efficient molecular sponge for PFOS. A large association constant is observed for the 2 : 1 PFOS : MOC host-guest complex. Up to 12 equivalents of PFOS per MOC are removed from water. The recycling procedure developed allows for the recovery and reuse of the MOC.

Keyphrases

water soluble
single molecule
minimally invasive
life cycle