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Performance of metal-organic frameworks for the adsorptive removal of potentially toxic elements in a water system: a critical review

Authors
Ramanayaka, SammaniVithanage, MeththikaSarmah, AjitAn, TaichengKim, Ki-HyunOk, Yong Sik
Issue Date
27-10월-2019
Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
Citation
RSC ADVANCES, v.9, no.59, pp.34359 - 34376
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Journal Title
RSC ADVANCES
Volume
9
Number
59
Start Page
34359
End Page
34376
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/62168
DOI
10.1039/c9ra06879a
ISSN
2046-2069
Abstract
Elevated levels of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in aqueous environments have drawn attention recently due to their presence and toxicity to living beings. There have been numerous attempts to remove PTEs from aqueous media. The potential of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in removing PTEs from aqueous media has been recognized due to their distinctive advantages (e.g., increased removal capability, large surface area, adjustable porosity, and recyclability). Because of the poor stability of MOFs in water, pre and post synthetic modification and functionalization of MOFs have also been developed for water treatment investigations. This review addresses the performance and mechanisms of PTE removal in various modified MOFs in detail. In order to compare the performance of MOFs, here we used partition coefficient (PC) instead of maximum adsorption capacity, which is sensitively influenced by initial loading concentrations. Therefore, the PC of each material was used to evaluate the adsorption performance of different MOFs and to compare with other sorbents. Furthermore, it discusses the scale-up issues and forthcoming pathway for the research and development needs of MOFs for effective PTE removal. This review further elucidates the main removal mechanisms of PTEs by MOFs. Commercial or domestic water treatment systems or water filters can utilize engineered MOFs to treat water by adsorptive removal. However, marketable products have yet to be investigated thoroughly due to limitations of the large-scale synthesis of MOFs.
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