Enhancement tetracycline adsorption by amino/nitro-functionalized MIL-126(Fe) adsorbent based on the ligand installation method

Mengting Xu, Zeyu Chen, Yeyang Ni, Wanyong Yang, Xihua Xu, Qing Liu, Zhaoyang Fei, Mifen Cui, Xu Qiao

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Abstract

MIL-126(Fe) shows great potential for aqueous phase drug adsorption due to its permanent porosity and easy modification. Herein, we utilized the ligand installation method to introduce two ligands, 2-amino terephthalic acid (NH2-BDC) and 2-nitro terephthalic acid (NO2-BDC), into MIL-126(Fe) to prepare MIL-126(Fe)-NH2 and MIL-126(Fe)-NO2, respectively. Various analytical tools were used to confirm the successful installation of the 1, 4-phthalic acid (BDC) series of ligands, as well as the successful introduction of amino (-NH2) and nitro (-NO2) groups. The presence of both -NH2 and -NO2 groups improved the adsorption of TC by the adsorbent material, with -NH2 groups having a stronger influence on the enhancement. The experimental results indicated that MIL-126(Fe)-NH2 had the highest adsorption performance at the optimal pH of 7, achieving a static adsorption capacity of 326.5 mg/g, which was about twice the adsorption capacity of the original MIL-126(Fe). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) determined that the adsorption of TC by MIL-126(Fe)-NH2 relies mainly on π-π interaction and Fe-N coordination bonds. Furthermore, the higher adsorption capacity of MIL-126(Fe)-NH2 can be attributed to the O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds interaction between -NH2 and the phenolic hydroxyl group (Ph-OH) in the TC molecule.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113228
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume378
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2024

Keywords

  • Iron based metal-organic frameworks
  • Ligand installation
  • MIL-126(Fe)
  • Nitrogenous organic ligand
  • Tetracycline adsorption

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