Nuclear waste management and nuclear energy generation require the proper disposal of 129 I and 131 I, which are radioactive isotopes of iodine. For recognition of different types’ iodine, a magnetic poly (ionic liquid)s (Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 -MPS-PILs) was formed by the selected imidazole ionic liquid monomer and core–shell Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 -MPS via free radical polymerization. The resulting adsorbent containing plenty of imidazole N-heterocycle units, benzene rings, and ionic bonds in the backbones was suitable for simultaneously adsorbing iodine molecules and iodide ions. The adsorption mechanisms for iodine in cyclohexane and iodide ions from aqueous solution were based on charge transfer and ion exchange mechanisms, respectively. The adsorption equilibrium for iodine in cyclohexane was attained at 12 h, and the kinetics of iodine adsorption closely followed the pseudo-second-order model. Iodine adsorption on Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 -MPS-PILs was best described by Langmuir model with a maximum iodine adsorption capacity of approximately 714.29 mg g −1 . Iodide ions adsorption was best explained with Freundlich model and a maximum adsorption capacity of 335.80 mg g −1 was achieved in an iodide solution with a 500 mg L –1 concentration. Notably, Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 -MPS-PILs retained over 90 % of its original adsorption performance after the 5th cycle. This work proves that the adsorbent Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 -MPS-PILs was efficient and recyclable, and has good application prospects in the practical treatment of iodine and iodide.
Zhu Changhao,Ma Xiaoe,Ma Dandan,Zhang Tianzhu,Gu Ning
For computed tomography (CT) angiography and drug release application, a kind of novel dextran hydrogel microspheres were prepared. β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) grafted poly(methyl vinyl ether-altmaleic acid) (PMVE-alt-MA-g-β-CD) and succinic acid modified
dextran (Dex-SA) were first prepared, and then PMVE-alt-MA-g-β-CD was further used as the cross-linking agent to cross link Dex-SA for the formation of dextran hydrogel microspheres by using an inverse suspension polymerization method for the potential interventional embolization.
The average diameter of the dextran hydrogel microspheres was 35 μm with 90% ranging from 20 μm to 50 μm. The obtained microspheres showed a rather high swelling rate and loading capacity of drug doxorubicin hydrochloride with content of 9.2 wt%. The results of
in vitro experiments showed that about 35.5% of the total amount of the encapsulated doxorubicin hydrochloride can be released after 4 h at 37 °C. The microspheres had a good mechanical stiffness with Young’s modulus of about 20.0 kPa. Iodine molecules (I2) can
be incorporated within the cavity of grafted cyclodextrin only through simply soaking in I2 aqueous solution, and these I2-loaded microspheres can preliminarily realize the function of CT angiography. This kind of dextran hydrogel microspheres with good biocompatibility would be
a promising embolization material.