Aqueous Sulfate Separation by Sequestration of [(SO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>4</sub>]<sub>4</sub> Clusters within Highly Insoluble Imine-Linked Bis-Guanidinium Crystals [electronic resource].
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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science, 2015. Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
Quantitative removal of sulfate from seawater was achieved by selective crystallization of the anion with a bis(guanidinium) ligand self-assembled in situ through imine condensation of simple components. The resulting crystalline salt has an exceptionally low aqueous solubility, on a par with BaSO4. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed pairs of sulfate anions clustered together with four water molecules within the crystals.
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