The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $449,996 Project Grant to the University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC) to conduct collaborative research with Southern Methodist University (SMU) on porous polymers for selective gold retrieval from waste streams.
The project aims to develop advanced adsorbents for the effective and efficient recovery of gold and other critical metal ions essential for rechargeable battery applications. The research will involve systematic experimental and theoretical studies to gain fundamental insights into the interactions between gold ions and novel adsorbents based on intrinsically porous triazine-crosslinked polyethyleneimine (TCPEI) networks. The project supports the interdisciplinary training of graduate and undergraduate students, including those from underrepresented groups in STEM. The research results will be broadly disseminated through publications, conferences, and online outlets. This award supports NSF's mission to enable innovation, creativity, and excellence in engineering research and education.
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