| CPC B01J 20/226 (2013.01) [B01D 15/203 (2013.01); B01D 53/685 (2013.01); B01D 53/96 (2013.01); B01J 20/3078 (2013.01); B01J 20/3085 (2013.01); B01J 20/3425 (2013.01); B01J 20/3475 (2013.01); C07F 9/659 (2013.01); G21F 9/02 (2013.01); G21F 9/12 (2013.01); B01D 2253/204 (2013.01); B01D 2257/202 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |

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1. A method for making a phosphazene covalent organic framework (MA-COF) comprising:
obtaining a hexa(4-formyl-phenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene having the formula:
![]() obtaining a 1,3,6,8-tetra(aminophenyl)pyrene having the formula:
![]() placing the hexa(4-formyl-phenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene and the 1,3,6,8-tetra(aminophenyl)pyrene in separate vessels, then adding a solvent to each respective vessel and sonicating each respective vessel to obtain a hexa(4-formyl-phenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene homogenous dispersion and a 1,3,6,8-tetra(aminophenyl)pyrene homogenous dispersion;
adding the hexa(4-formyl-phenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene homogenous dispersion to the vessel containing the 1,3,6,8-tetra(aminophenyl)pyrene homogenous dispersion to obtain a suspension;
adding acetic acid to the suspension and leaving the resulting mixture in an autoclave undisturbed for at least about 7 days at a temperature of about 110° C. to about 130° C. to obtain a solid;
collecting the solid by filtration and drying the solid to obtain the phosphazene covalent organic framework (MA-COF) having the formula:
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