Environmental Potential of Carbonized MOF-5/PANI Composites for Pesticide, Dye, and Metal Cations-Can They Actually Retain Them All?

ABSTRACT: The environmental application of the carbonized composites of the Zn-containing metal-organic framework MOF-5 and polyaniline (PANI) in its emeraldine salt and base forms (C-(MOF-5/PANI)) was investigated for the first time. Textural properties and particle size distributions revealed that composites are dominantly mesoporous and nanoscale in nature, while Raman spectroscopy revealed the ZnO phase beneath the carbon matrix. Adsorption of pesticide, dye, and metal cation on C-(MOF-5/PANI) composites in aqueous solutions was evaluated and compared with the behavior of the precursor components, carbonized MOF-5 (cMOF), and carbonized PANIs. A lower MOF-5 content in the precursor, a higher specific surface area, and the pore volume of the composites led to improved adsorption performance for a

SUBMITTER: Jevremovic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10675784 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature