Abstract
Adsorptive removal of bisphenol-A (BPA) using a MOF, Cr- benzenedicarboxylate (MIL-53), has been studied to understand the applicability of MOFs for the removal of hazardous endocrine disturbing chemicals from water. MIL-53 shows very fast adsorption in an hour and the adsorption capacity of MIL-53 is higher than that of activated carbon. Importantly, the adsorption of BPA over MIL-53 is very favorable especially at very low concentrations of BPA. Therefore, MOFs such as MIL-53 can be one of adsorbents that may be used in the adsorptive removal of BPA from contaminated water.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2789-2794 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2013 |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Bisphenol-A
- Chromium benzenedicarboxylates
- MIL-53
- MOFs
- Removal