In order to utilize the adsorption selectivity of calixarenes towards heavy metal ions, calixarene functionalized polyimide (Calix-PI) fibers were prepared by three main synthesis procedures including preparation of the calixarene polyamide acid (Calix-PAA) spinning solution via amidation, fabrication of the Calix-PAA fibers by electrospinning, and preparation of the Calix-PI fibers via thermal imidization on the Calix-PAA fibers. The Calix-PI fibers were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electronic microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. The Calix-PI fibers display selective adsorption on Pb(II), which is fit with the pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetics model and the Freundlich adsorption isothermal model. The rate constant of the pseudo-second-order adsorption kinetics model and the maximum Pb(II) uptake have all been calculated. The practical adsorption of Pb(II) on the Calix-PI fibers is mainly attributed to the monolayer chemical adsorption and slightly depended on the physical adsorption.
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