Issue 14, 2016

A mercapto functionalized magnetic Zr-MOF by solvent-assisted ligand exchange for Hg2+ removal from water

Abstract

A facile preparation of magnetic MOF composites with flexible mercapto group pendants in their pores is realized through solvent-assisted ligand exchange (SALE) under mild conditions in water, and terephthalate in UIO-66 is replaced with mercaptoacetic acid (MAA). After the SALE processing, the crystallinity, porosity, and superparamagnetism of the mercapto functionalized magnetic Zr-MOF (MFC-S) are well maintained, and the obtained MFC-S exhibits a higher adsorption capacity (282 mg gāˆ’1) for Hg2+ than that of the magnetic Zr-MOF (MFC-O). Furthermore, the prepared MFC-S can be regenerated easily by liquid desorption after adsorption of metal ions and be reused more than 5 times without obvious decrease in removal performance. The proposed SALE method for the preparation of mercapto functionalized magnetic MOF composites (MFCs) is easy-to-operate and low cost, providing not only a reliable porous MFC platform for the removal of metal ions, but also a simple and efficient synthesis route for the preparation of functionalized MFCs which cannot be achieved through conventional approaches.

Graphical abstract: A mercapto functionalized magnetic Zr-MOF by solvent-assisted ligand exchange for Hg2+ removal from water

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
13 Jan 2016
Accepted
08 Mar 2016
First published
08 Mar 2016

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016,4, 5159-5166

A mercapto functionalized magnetic Zr-MOF by solvent-assisted ligand exchange for Hg2+ removal from water

L. Huang, M. He, B. Chen and B. Hu, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2016, 4, 5159 DOI: 10.1039/C6TA00343E

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