Performance of a novelly-defined zirconium metal-organic frameworks adsorption membrane in fluoride removal.
A novelly-defined adsorption membrane for rapid removal of fluoride from drinking water was prepared. Both zirconium metal-organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) adsorbent and membrane with large specific surface area of 740.28m2/g were used for fluoride removal for the first time. For adsorption technique, fluoride adsorption on Zr-MOFs was studied on a batch mode. The adsorption data could be well described by Langmuir isotherm model while the adsorption kinetic followed pseudo-second-order model. The maximum of adsorption capacity was 102.40mg/g at pH 7.0 when the initial fluoride concentration was 200mg/L. The FT-IR and XPS analyses of Zr-MOFs revealed that both surface hydroxyl groups and Zr(IV) active sites played important roles in fluoride adsorption process. The as-prepared Zr-MOFs adsorbent was suitable for practical treatment of drinking water and regeneration by sodium hydroxide solution (3wt%). For membrane experiments, Zr-MOFs membrane supported on Alumina substrate could remove fluoride efficiently through dynamic filtration. The fluoride removal capability of Zr-MOFs membrane depended on flow rate and initial concentration of fluoride. The fluoride removal abilities of Zr-MOFs membrane with 20μm thickness could reach 5510, 5173, and 4664L/m2when fluoride concentrations were 5, 8 and 10mg/L, respectively. This study indicated that Zr-MOFs membrane could be developed into a very viable technology for highly effective removal of fluoride from drinking water.
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China; Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China.
Junyong
J
He
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China; Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China.
Xingguo
X
Cai
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China; Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China.
Kai
K
Chen
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China; Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China.
Yulian
Y
Li
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China.
Kaisheng
K
Zhang
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China.
Zhen
Z
Jin
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China.
Fanli
F
Meng
Anui Polytechnic University, Anhui 233500, PR China.
Ning
N
Liu
Mengcheng Water Affair Bureau, Mengcheng, Anhui 233500, PR China.
Xuguang
X
Wang
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China. Electronic address: ltkong@iim.ac.cn.
Lingtao
L
Kong
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China. Electronic address: xingjiuhuang@iim.ac.cn.
Xingjiu
X
Huang
Nano-Materials and Environmental Detection Laboratory, Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, PR China. Electronic address: jhliu@iim.ac.cn.
Jinhuai
J
Liu
Adsorption; Fluoride; Mechanism; Membrane; Zr-MOFs