<br/>The hydraulic fracturing process is an efficient way to obtain natural gas from rock formations beneath the Earth’s surface. Produced water from hydraulic fracturing contains high levels of total dissolved solids (TDS) above and beyond current freshwater purification techniques. This ultimately results in millions of gallons of wastewater that cannot be reused or purified by current methods. Previous research in our group has shown the small molecule, pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (DPA), is able to chelate and sequester specific TDS’s present in wastewater. Our research explores Structure Activity Relationship studies between DPA derivatives to determine binding of metal cations in an effort to improve binding capability and selectivity in aqueous solution.<br/>

Utilizing structure activity relationships to determine binding capabilities & selectivity in aqueous solution

255th National Meeting (2018)

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