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Adsorption of hexavalent chromium, Rhodamine B and Congo red simultaneously in aquatic by zeolitic imidazolate framework coupling carbon nanotubes

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Zeolitic imidazolate framework/carbon nanotube (ZIF-67/CNTs) was prepared by precipitation method. ZIF-67/CNTs maintained the characteristics of large specific surface area and high porosity of ZIFs, showing stable cubic structure. The adsorption capacities of ZIF-67/CNTs for Cong red (CR), Rhodamine B (RhB) and Cr(VI) were 36.82 mg/g, 1421.29 mg/g and 716.67 mg/g under the conditions of 2:1, 3:1 and 1:3 masses of ZIF-67 and CNTs, respectively. The optimum adsorption temperature of CR, RhB and Cr(VI) were 30 °C, and the removal rates at the adsorption equilibrium were 81.22%, 72.87% and 48.35%. The adsorption kinetic model of the three adsorbents on ZIF-67/CNTs was consistent with the quasi-second order reaction model, and the adsorption isotherms were more consistent with adsorption law of Langmuir. The adsorption mechanism for Cr(VI) was mainly electrostatic interaction, and the adsorption mechanism for azo dyes was the combination of physical and chemical adsorption. This study would provide theoretical basis for further developing metal organic framework (MOF) materials for environmental applications.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NO. 31901188 and NO. 31971503), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M691850) and Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (ZR2020QC048 and ZR2019BB040).

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Junfeng Chen conceived and designed the experiments. The experiments were performed by Junfeng Chen, Mingyu Zhang, Yijie Zhang, Ranran Zhang, Liwen Zhang, Renjun Wang, Yuewei Yang and Yanyan Liu. Data was analyzed by Junfeng Chen, Mingyu Zhang, Yijie Zhang, Ranran Zhang, Liwen Zhang, Renjun Wang, Yuewei Yang and Yanyan Liu. The paper was written by Junfeng Chen and Mingyu Zhang.

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Chen, J., Zhang, M., Zhang, Y. et al. Adsorption of hexavalent chromium, Rhodamine B and Congo red simultaneously in aquatic by zeolitic imidazolate framework coupling carbon nanotubes. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 87899–87912 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28601-x

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