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Structural regulation of electroplating sludge by a metal–organic framework synthesis method for an enhanced denitrification activity

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Electroplating sludge contained multi-metals and organics. In previous reports, electroplating sludges were usually recycled by direct calcination and pyrolysis for structural regulations. For the first time, a metal–organic framework synthesis method was utilized to regulate the structure of an electroplating sludge. In brief, the sludge was hydrothermally treated in solution of 1,3,5-trimesic acid, ethanol, and N,N-dimethylformamide. After this strategy, the sludge particle size was decreased; metals and organics formed coordination bond, and transformed oxygen-centered radicals to carbon-centered radicals; amorphous phases were re-crystalized to form well-dispersed crystals. As a result, the regulated sludge showed an enhanced denitrification activity. It removed 61.6% of nitric oxide (990 ppm) at a temperature as low as 150 °C. The activity was even close to 99.9% at 350 °C. What is more, the regulated sludge was characterized by plenty of free carboxylic groups and multi-metal catalytic centers, which make it a better catalyst than the pure-reagent-synthesized catalyst. Therefore, this paper put forward a novel strategy for the high value-added utilization of electroplating sludge.

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This project was financially supported by the National key research and development program of China (2019YFC1906900). We appreciate the help of the Instrumental Analysis and Research Center of Shanghai University in sample characterization.

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    Jianlong Ma, Lanyu Hu & Jia Zhang

  2. Shanghai Engineering and Technology Research Center of Hazardous Waste Disposal and Recycling, No. 2491 Jiazhu Road, Shanghai, 201815, People’s Republic of China

    Chuanhua Li, Wangsheng Kong & Qing Lu

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Ma, J., Li, C., Hu, L. et al. Structural regulation of electroplating sludge by a metal–organic framework synthesis method for an enhanced denitrification activity. J Mater Cycles Waste Manag 23, 614–621 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-020-01146-8

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