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Facile preparation of magnetic carbon nanotubes@ZIF-67 for rapid removal of tetrabromobisphenol A from water sample

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In this work, a novel magnetic carbon nanotube@zeolitic imidazolate framework-67 (MCNT@ZIF-67) composite was prepared facilely by a one-pot method using Fe3O4@SiO2 as the magnetic element, CNTs as the carbon matrix, and 2-methylimidazole (2-MIM) and cobaltous nitrate (Co(NO3)2·6H2O) as the organic and inorganic elements, respectively. The obtained MCNT@ZIF-67 composite was characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). Static adsorption experiments demonstrated that the maximum adsorption capacity of MCNTs@ZIF-67 for tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is 83.23 mg g−1, and the sorption isotherm was fitted well by the Freundlich adsorption model. Dynamic adsorption experiments illustrated that the adsorption of TBBPA on MCNTs@ZIF-67 can reach equilibrium in 20 min, and the adsorption kinetics of TBBPA were fitted well by a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The adsorption of TBBPA on MCNTs@ZIF-67 showed favorable selectivity. The pH and the NaCl and NH4Cl common salts did not affect the TBBPA adsorption. Then, the proposed magnetic composite was applied as the adsorbent for the rapid removal of TBBPA in water samples, and the removal ratio of MCNTs@ZIF-67 for TBBPA in different spiked water samples with different volumes was above 95% with RSD < 5%. Furthermore, as a new removal sorbent, the removal reproducibility of MCNTs@ZIF-67 for TBBPA was favorable and stable, with only a 6.0% decrease after 6 cycles.

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We appreciated the Analytical and Testing Center of Huazhong University of Science and Technology for analyzing the TEM, FT-IR, VSM, and XRD spectra.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21577043) and the National Basic Research Grant (973) of China (Grant No. 2015CB352100).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Environment Health (Incubation), Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Environment and Health (Wuhan), Ministry of Environmental Protection, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China

    Tingting Zhou, Yun Tao, Dan Luo, Liqin Hu, Jingwen Feng, Tao Jing, Yikai Zhou & Surong Mei

  2. Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, Shandong, China

    Tingting Zhou & Yinghu Xu

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Zhou, T., Tao, Y., Xu, Y. et al. Facile preparation of magnetic carbon nanotubes@ZIF-67 for rapid removal of tetrabromobisphenol A from water sample. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 35602–35613 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3239-9

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