A switchable sensor and scavenger: detection and removal of fluorinated chemical species by a luminescent metal–organic framework
Hua‐Qing Yin, Kui Tan, Stephanie Jensen, Simon J. Teat, Saif Ullah, Xiuze Hei, Ever Velasco, Kolade A. Oyekan, Noah Meyer, Xinyao Wang, Timo Thonhauser, Xue‐Bo Yin, Jing Li
Abstract
A robust In-MOF, In(tcpp), demonstrates sensitive detection of the fluorinated chemical species F − and PFOA via distinctly different luminescence signal change, and effective adsorption and removal of both species from aqueous solution.
Topics & Concepts
LuminescenceScavengerChemical sensorMetal-organic frameworkChemistryMetalNanotechnologyCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryRadicalOptoelectronicsAdsorptionPhysical chemistryElectrodePer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsFluoride Effects and Removal