Chemistry Departmental Seminar — Dr. Shengqian Ma

About the event

Title: Porous Organic Polymer-based Nanotraps for Radionuclide Sequestration

Abstract: Porous organic polymers (POPs) both amorphous and crystalline represent an emerging class of nanoporous materials, and they feature robust covalent framework structures with high water and chemical stability. This, together with their high surface areas and tunable pore sizes, makes them hold promise for a variety of applications. We will demonstrate how POPs can be task-specific designed and functionalized as nanotraps via either de novo synthesis or stepwise post-synthetic modification for applications in radionuclide sequestration.