Constructing a Broad-Pore-Domain Structure of Adsorbents for Acteoside Adsorption

Acteoside (ACT) is an important medicinal component, but its content is scarce. To obtain higher purity of ACT, the adsorption method was used to purify it. In this study, a broad-pore-domain hyper-crosslinked polymer (BHP-Kae) was prepared to adsorb ACT from <i>Cistanche tubulosa</i>, which is a medicinal plant. BHP-Kae-3 possessed a unique broad-pore-domain structure. This structure reduced the transfer resistance of ACT and facilitated the rapid diffusion of ACT into BHP-Kae-3, increasing the adsorption capacity. In addition, the surface and pore channels of BHP-Kae-3 contained abundant functional groups (-OH, C=O), which provided a large number of adsorption sites and facilitated ACT adsorption, thereby improving selectivity. The experimental results showed that BHP-Kae-3 exhibited a good adsorption capacity for ACT; the adsorption capacity was 105.12 mg/g, and the selectivity was 3.41. This study demonstrates the potential for efficient separation of natural products using broad-pore-domain adsorbents.