Selective Adsorption of Metal–Organic Framework toward Methylene Blue: Behavior and Mechanism
Yihua Li, Changfei Gao, Jiao Jiao, Jingshu Cui, Li Ze’an, Qi Song
Abstract
/g and the pore sizes at 35-40 nm. The influence of various parameters including the initial solution pH, temperature, ionic strength, initial concentration, and contact time on MB adsorption by Cu-BTC was investigated in detail. The adsorption capacity of Cu-BTC toward MB was optimized at the pH value of 8, with a lower temperature and a higher ionic strength. The adsorption isotherm was found to fit well with the Langmuir model, and the kinetic curve was found to be in good agreement with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The adsorption mechanism was revealed to be the combined effects of hydrophobicity and electrostatic adsorption. The synthesized Cu-BTC adsorption material showed great potential for recovering MB from dye-mixed wastewater.