Abstract
Liquid phase adsorption of benzothiophene (BT) has been studied over CuCl2-loaded analogous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), metal-benzenedicarboxylates (Me-BDCs, Me: Al, Cr and V), to understand the effect of central metal ions on the adsorptive removal of BT from a model fuel. Among the central metal ions (Al3+, Cr3+ and V3+) of the Me-BDCs only V3+ was oxidized by the loaded CuCl2 (or Cu2+) at ambient condition resulting in V4+ and Cu+ species. Different from the CuCl2-loaded Al- and Cr-BDCs, the CuCl2/V-BDC adsorbed BT remarkably well compared to the virgin V-BDCs which suggests a specifi{ligature}c favorable interaction (π-complexation) between the obtained Cu+ in the CuCl2/V-BDC and BT.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1050-1056 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Hazardous Materials |
Volume | 260 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Sep 2013 |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Analogous MOFs
- Central metal
- Cuprous ion
- Desulfurization