Issue 27, 2021, Issue in Progress

Thiosemicarbazone modified zeolitic imidazolate framework (TSC-ZIF) for mercury(ii) removal from water

Abstract

Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8), and their derivatives, have been drawing increasing attention due to their thermal and chemical stability. The remarkable stability of ZIF-8 in aqueous and high pH environments renders it an ideal candidate for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater. In this study, we present the preparation of novel aldehyde-based zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (Ald-ZIF) through the integration of mixed-linkers: 2-methylimidazole (MIM) and imidazole-4-carbaldehyde (AldIM). The prepared Ald-ZIFs were post-synthetically modified with bisthiosemicarbazide (Bisthio) and thiosemicarbazide (Thio) groups, incorporating thiosemicarbazone (TSC) functionalities to the core of the framework. This modification results in the formation of TSC-functionalized ZIF derivatives (TSC-ZIFs). Thiosemicarbazones are versatile metal chelators, hence, adsorption properties of TSC-ZIFs for the removal of mercury(II) from water were explored. Removal of mercury(II) from homoionic aqueous solutions, binary and tertiary systems in competition with lead(II) and cadmium(II) under ambient conditions and neutral pH are reported in this study. MIM3.5:Thio1:Zn improved the removal efficiency of mercury(II) from water, up to 97% in two hours, with an adsorption capacity of 1667 mg g−1. Desorption of mercury(II) from MIM3.5:Thio1:Zn was achieved under acidic conditions, regenerating MIM3.5:Thio1:Zn for five cycles of mercury(II) removal. TSC-ZIF derivatives, designed and developed here, represent a new class of dynamically functionalized adsorption material displaying the advantages of simplicity, efficiency, and reusability.

Graphical abstract: Thiosemicarbazone modified zeolitic imidazolate framework (TSC-ZIF) for mercury(ii) removal from water

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Mar 2021
Accepted
20 Apr 2021
First published
30 Apr 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2021,11, 16192-16199

Thiosemicarbazone modified zeolitic imidazolate framework (TSC-ZIF) for mercury(II) removal from water

A. Jaafar, C. Platas-Iglesias and R. A. Bilbeisi, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 16192 DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02025K

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