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Thiophene functionalized cellulose immobilized with metal organic framework for removal of heavy metals

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Releasing of heavy metals within the wastewater of industries decreases the water quality and is dangerous for the human beings and other living organisms. In the current report, composite from metal organic framework (MIL-125-NH2) and cellulosic filter paper (FP) was designed and applied in removal of heavy metals from water. The FP was firstly functionalized with thiophene-2-carboxylic acid giving TH@FP and subsequently grafted with MIL-125-NH2 to obtain MIL@TH@FP composite. The all-synthesized materials were characterized and confirmed by using scanning microscopy, X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. These materials were employed in removal of heavy metals (Hg2+, Cr3+, Cu2+) and the adsorption agreed with the order of FP < MIL@FP < TH@FP < MIL@TH@FP. The metal adsorption was fitted to the pseudo second order kinetics and Langmuir isotherm. After grafting with thiophene-2-carboxylic acid and MIL-125-NH2, the metal adsorption onto FP was enhanced by a factor of 3.1–3.4. The maximum capacities of adsorption for Hg+2, Cr+3and Cu+ 2 onto MIL@TH@FP composite were 182.8, 109.7 and 134.1 mg/g, respectively. After reusing for five cycles, the metal adsorption capacity of MIL@TH@FP composite was only lowered by 12.8–22.8%, which reflected its stability and recyclability.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

    Alaa M. Munshi, Hussain Alessa, Fawaz A. Saad & Nashwa M. El-Metwaly

  2. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, 71474, Saudi Arabia

    Nasser A. Alamrani, Meshari Aljohani & Saham F. Ibarhiam

  3. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh, 11671, Saudi Arabia

    Salhah D. Al-Qahtani

  4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

    Nashwa M. El-Metwaly

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All authors conceived of the presented idea. Dr. AMM, Dr. NAA and SFI carried out the experimental work and performed the analytic calculations. Dr HA and Dr. MA figured out the data and presented the data and discussed the results. Prof. FAS and Prof. NME supervised the findings of the work and wrote the manuscript.

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Munshi, A.M., Alamrani, N.A., Alessa, H. et al. Thiophene functionalized cellulose immobilized with metal organic framework for removal of heavy metals. Cellulose 30, 7235–7250 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05331-4

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