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Owing to the rapid increase of Hg(II) ions in water resources, the design and development of new adsorbents for Hg(II) removal are becoming a significant challenge in environmental protection. Herein,… Click to show full abstract
Owing to the rapid increase of Hg(II) ions in water resources, the design and development of new adsorbents for Hg(II) removal are becoming a significant challenge in environmental protection. Herein, a thiol-functionalized metal-organic framework (SH-MiL-68(In)) was successfully prepared through a post-synthesis modification procedure, and the framework intactness and porosity were well maintained after this process. SH-MiL-68(In) exhibited selective adsorption performance for Hg(II) ions in water. Meanwhile, SH-MiL-68(In) also shows a high adsorption capacity (450 mg g-1), large adsorption rate (rate constant k2 = 1.25 g mg-1 min-1), and good recycling of adsorption capacity toward Hg(II) ions. The excellent adsorption performance resulted from the strong binding interactions between -SH soft basic groups and Hg(II) soft acidic ions.
Journal Title: Inorganic chemistry
Year Published: 2019
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