DOI: 10.1039/d6cc03812c ISSN: 1359-7345

Production of cationic bio-hydrogels from lignin oligomer via click chemistry for efficient gold recovery

Zhichao Ma, Xuan Liu, Ning Li, Xuhai Zhu, Jinwen Hu, Haisong Wang

The alkaline lignin was converted into hydrogels for efficient and selective gold adsorption, which showed a maximum capacity ( q m ) of 1687.4 mg g −1 toward AuCl 4 − .