title: Adsorptive removal of naproxen and clofibric acid from water using metal-organic frameworks.
abstract: Adsorptive removal of naproxen and clofibric acid, two typical PPCPs (pharmaceuticals and personal care products), has been studied using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) for the first time. The removal efficiency decreases in the order of MIL-101>MIL-100-Fe>activated carbon both in adsorption rate and adsorption capacity. The adsorption kinetics and capacity of PPCPs generally depend on the average pore size and surface area (or pore volume), respectively, of the adsorbents. The adsorption mechanism may be explained with a simple electrostatic interaction between PPCPs and the adsorbent. Finally, it can be suggested that MOFs having high porosity and large pore size can be potential adsorbents to remove harmful PPCPs in contaminated water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Green-Nano Materials Research Center, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 702-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Zubair
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Jaewoo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Sung Hwa
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jhung
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D002995:Clofibric Acid / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D009288:Naproxen / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002995:Clofibric Acid; D009288:Naproxen