Bimetallic Coordination in Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Lead (II)

Two-dimensional (2D) metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as intriguing 2D materials because of their specific features of 2D morphology and designable skeletons, which have elicited great interest in environment remediation. In this work, 2D MOF nanosheets are fabricated via a mixed-solvent...

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Main Authors: Guiliang Li, Yang Liu, Yi Shen, Qile Fang, Fu Liu
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2021.636439/full
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author Guiliang Li
Guiliang Li
Yang Liu
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Yi Shen
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description Two-dimensional (2D) metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as intriguing 2D materials because of their specific features of 2D morphology and designable skeletons, which have elicited great interest in environment remediation. In this work, 2D MOF nanosheets are fabricated via a mixed-solvent solvothermal method, and a regulation strategy of metal inorganic clusters on MOFs is used to construct two different 2D MOFs with monometallic and bimetallic coordination, that is, Ni-MOF and Ni/Cd-MOF. Binary metal coordination renders more crystal defects and vacancies in the framework; thus, compared to monometallic Ni-MOF, bimetallic Ni/Cd-MOF exhibits fewer layers (4∼5 layers), higher specific surface area, larger pore size, and higher surface electronegativity, which leads to its excellent adsorption removal for Pb2+, with higher adsorption rate and affinity, and superior adsorption capacity (950.61 mg/g, almost twice as high as that of monometallic Ni-MOF). Besides, the adsorption mechanism further confirmed that the carboxyl groups (−COO−) from organic linker on 2D MOFs serve as the main binding sites for Pb2+ coordination, and bimetallic Ni/Cd-MOF has more active −COO− sites for Pb2+ capture. Thus, the bimetallic Ni/Cd-MOF regulated by heterogeneous metal atoms shows promising application for highly efficient adsorption of heavy metal ions.
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spelling doaj.art-4b7575184ec440e484d0b5f238ef0d722022-12-21T23:04:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Chemical Engineering2673-27182021-03-01310.3389/fceng.2021.636439636439Bimetallic Coordination in Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Lead (II)Guiliang Li0Guiliang Li1Yang Liu2Yang Liu3Yi Shen4Qile Fang5Qile Fang6Fu Liu7Fu Liu8Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, ChinaDepartment of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, ChinaDepartment of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, ChinaDepartment of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaKey Laboratory of Marine Materials and Related Technologies, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Marine Materials and Protective Technologies, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, ChinaDepartment of Chemical Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaTwo-dimensional (2D) metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as intriguing 2D materials because of their specific features of 2D morphology and designable skeletons, which have elicited great interest in environment remediation. In this work, 2D MOF nanosheets are fabricated via a mixed-solvent solvothermal method, and a regulation strategy of metal inorganic clusters on MOFs is used to construct two different 2D MOFs with monometallic and bimetallic coordination, that is, Ni-MOF and Ni/Cd-MOF. Binary metal coordination renders more crystal defects and vacancies in the framework; thus, compared to monometallic Ni-MOF, bimetallic Ni/Cd-MOF exhibits fewer layers (4∼5 layers), higher specific surface area, larger pore size, and higher surface electronegativity, which leads to its excellent adsorption removal for Pb2+, with higher adsorption rate and affinity, and superior adsorption capacity (950.61 mg/g, almost twice as high as that of monometallic Ni-MOF). Besides, the adsorption mechanism further confirmed that the carboxyl groups (−COO−) from organic linker on 2D MOFs serve as the main binding sites for Pb2+ coordination, and bimetallic Ni/Cd-MOF has more active −COO− sites for Pb2+ capture. Thus, the bimetallic Ni/Cd-MOF regulated by heterogeneous metal atoms shows promising application for highly efficient adsorption of heavy metal ions.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2021.636439/fullbimetallictwo dimensionalmetal–organic frameworksheavy metal ion removalnanosheet
spellingShingle Guiliang Li
Guiliang Li
Yang Liu
Yang Liu
Yi Shen
Qile Fang
Qile Fang
Fu Liu
Fu Liu
Bimetallic Coordination in Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Lead (II)
Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
bimetallic
two dimensional
metal–organic frameworks
heavy metal ion removal
nanosheet
title Bimetallic Coordination in Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Lead (II)
title_full Bimetallic Coordination in Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Lead (II)
title_fullStr Bimetallic Coordination in Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Lead (II)
title_full_unstemmed Bimetallic Coordination in Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Lead (II)
title_short Bimetallic Coordination in Two-Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheets Enables Highly Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Lead (II)
title_sort bimetallic coordination in two dimensional metal organic framework nanosheets enables highly efficient removal of heavy metal lead ii
topic bimetallic
two dimensional
metal–organic frameworks
heavy metal ion removal
nanosheet
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2021.636439/full
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