Removal of anthracene from solution using [Cu(INA)2] metal-organic frameworks synthesized by a solvent free method
Abstract
Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) [Cu(INA)2] were prepared by a solvent free method and were used for the adsorption of anthracene from solution. The [Cu(INA)2] MOFs were found to be good adsorption materials having good adsorption capacity. The maximum adsorption capacity for the [Cu(INA)2] MOFs was observed to be 22.73 mg/g for anthracene. The adsorption process favoured the pseudo-second order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm was found to be most appropriate model for the adsorption data. [Cu(INA)2 ] MOFs, therefore, can be used as environmentally friendly adsorbents in the treatment of wastewater
Keywords
[Cu(INA)2] MOFs (Copper – isonicotinic acid Metal-Organic Frameworks)
Anthracene
Adsorption
solvent-free method
How to Cite
Tella, A. C., Nwosu, F. O., Elaigwu, S. E., Ezeh, P. C., & Adimula, V. O. (2016). Removal of anthracene from solution using [Cu(INA)2] metal-organic frameworks synthesized by a solvent free method. Nigerian Journal of Material Science and Engineering, 7(1), 26-34.
A. C. Tella, F. O. Nwosu, S. E. Elaigwu, P. C. Ezeh, and V. O. Adimula, "Removal of anthracene from solution using [Cu(INA)2] metal-organic frameworks synthesized by a solvent free method," Nigerian Journal of Material Science and Engineering, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 26-34, June 2016.
