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Synthesis of Ni based metal organic frameworks and its applications for removal of polyaromatic hydrocarbons


Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2015, Pages 443–451

 Synthesis of Ni based metal organic frameworks and its applications for removal  of polyaromatic hydrocarbons

Saira Mansab1, Uzaira Rafique2, and Noman ul Haq3

1 Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan
2 Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
3 Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi 46000, Pakistan

Original language: English

Copyright © 2015 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract


Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are widely employed as catalysts and semiconductors due to unique combination of crystalline and porous structure. The presence of polar and non-polar groups on organic linkers provides extra coordination sites for attachment of various metals. The topology of single and mixed organic ligands is tuned to higher surface area and increased porosity likely to serve as good adsorbents.
The present study is based on synthesis of single and mixed ligand MOFs with Nickel as precursor. Oxalic and trimesic acid, representatives of di- and tri- carboxylates provides the organic framework. The characterization of synthesized MOFs by FTIR, XRD and SEM/EDX techniques reveal average crystallite size (0.2-3nm) and Ni is incorporated to mass percentage of 9-13%. Ni-O binding is exhibited at FTIR frequency of 493-500cm-1. The application of synthesized MOFs in batch experiment at varying adsorbent dose, concentration and temperature demonstrated adsorptive capacity for Polyaromatic hydrocarbons in the sequence dibenzofuran (81%) > phenanthrene (91%) > anthracene (33%). The adsorbents were also proven to be effective for removal of pollutants from industrial waste with average percent removal of 73% for incinerator ash.
The study concluded that use of synthesized MOFs as an adsorbent for removal of pollutants is most effective way for environmental remediation. These MOFs can also be applied for catalysis of toxic environmental pollutants.


Author Keywords: Oxalic acid, Trimesic acid, Dibenzofuran, Phenanthrene, Anthracene.


How to Cite this Article


Saira Mansab, Uzaira Rafique, and Noman ul Haq, “Synthesis of Ni based metal organic frameworks and its applications for removal of polyaromatic hydrocarbons,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 443–451, June 2015.