title: Metal-organic framework templated inorganic sorbents for rapid and efficient extraction of heavy metals.
abstract: An innovative wet-treatment with Na2 S transforms two indium metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) into a series of porous inorganic sorbents. These MOF-templated materials display remarkable affinity for heavy metals with saturation occurring in less than 1 h. The saturation capacity for Hg(II) exceeds 2 g g(-1) , more than doubling the best thiol-functionalized sorbents in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 929 E. 57th Street, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Abney
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gilhula
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D007204:Indium / Q000737:chemistry; D008628:Mercury / Q000737:chemistry; D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D013440:Sulfides / Q000737:chemistry; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry; D056928:X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D007204:Indium; D008628:Mercury
keywords: environmental remediation; mercury; metal-organic frameworks; sorbents; water decontamination