Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 1467-1474.doi: 10.1007/s40242-022-2047-4

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Side Chain Functional Conjugated Porous Polymers for NIR Controlled Carbon Dioxide Adsorption and Release

CHEN Liquan1, LI Dawei2, REN Jinghan1, LI Yameng2, GAO Dong1, XING Chengfen1,2   

  1. 1. Institute of Biophysics, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, P. R. China;
    2. College of Chemical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, P. R. China
  • Received:2022-02-08 Online:2022-12-01 Published:2022-12-06
  • Contact: GAO Dong, XING Chengfen E-mail:gaodong@iccas.ac.cn;xingc@hebut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21905072, 22077025) and the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China(Nos.B2020202062, B2020202086).

Abstract: Conjugated porous polymers exhibit considerable advantage as attractive candidate for carbon dioxide(CO2) capture. However, the regeneration of the CO2 still faces the problem of high energy cost. Here we synthesize a near-infrared region(NIR) light responsive conjugated porous polymer(PDPP-Gu) {DPP=3,6-di(thiophen-2-yl)pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrrole-1,4(2H,5H)-dione} by constructing porous amorphous networks with a side chain engineering strategy to regulate CO2 adsorption and release through photothermal conversion. The PDPP-Gu is featured by a torsional conjugated backbone as well as a functional side chain of guanidino group. The donor-acceptor configuration of PDPP-Gu afforded strong absorption in the NIR and an excellent photothermal conversion capability of up to 48.8%, as well as a high surface energy. Moreover, guanidine modified side chain further enhanced the CO2-polymers interactions, resulting in a high CO2 selective adsorption capacity(0.8 mmol/g) at 273 K, 1 bar(1 bar=105 Pa). The adsorbed CO2 can be released under NIR light irradiation. This strategy of molecule design combined the dual features of photothermal conversion and gas adsorption, which is beneficial for the development of materials to dynamically control the adsorption and release of CO2 through NIR light.

Key words: Conjugated porous polymer, Carbon dioxide, Controllable adsorption and release, Near-infrared response, Photothermal effect