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Structure engineering of Fe-based MOF aerogel by Halloysite Nanotubes for efficient methylene blue adsorption

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Halloysite Nanotubes (HNTs) with large surface/volume ratio and rich reactive groups are incorporated into Fe-based MOF aerogel to develop MOF(Fe)/HNTs composite aerogels for efficient methylene blue (MB) adsorption. A sol–gel method along with supercritical drying technology is applied for the preparation of the MOF(Fe)/HNTs composite aerogels. Micro-morphology and pore structure of the aerogels are properly regulated by controlling the addition amount of HNTs. The obtained samples show three-dimensional mesoporous network structures. The addition of HNTs can slightly increase the specific surface area of the aerogel and then decrease gradually with the increase of HNTs content. The MOF(Fe)/HNTs composite aerogels show favorable adsorption property towards MB and the maximum adsorption capacity can be 384 mg/g with the adsorption efficiency of 96.1%. Besides, the adsorption kinetic analysis reveals that the adsorption process of the MOF(Fe)/HNTs composite aerogel follows the pseudo-second-order model, indicating that chemical sorption may be the rate-limiting step.

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  • HNTs are successfully employed for the structure regulation of MOF(Fe) aerogel.

  • The MOF(Fe)/HNTs composite aerogel shows favorable methylene blue adsorption property.

  • Chemical sorption tends to be the rate-limiting step of the adsorption process.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51772202).

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    Hongli Liu, Jianyu Chen, Wenjin Yuan, Chengfeng Jiang, Hongyan Li, Jing Li, Yajing Li, Bo Zhang & Zhong Chen

  2. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Building Green Functional Materials, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, China

    Hongli Liu

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HLiu and WY conceived and enabled the research. HLiu performed the material synthesis, physical, and adsorption characterization. HLiu and JC contributed to the experimental results analysis and writing the manuscript. WY contributed to revise the manuscript. CJ, HLi, JL, YL, BZ, and ZC assisted in the result discussion.

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Liu, H., Chen, J., Yuan, W. et al. Structure engineering of Fe-based MOF aerogel by Halloysite Nanotubes for efficient methylene blue adsorption. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 99, 55–62 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-021-05540-y

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