Exploring the synergistic effect of MXene@ZIF-8 hybrid composites for water treatment.

ABSTRACT: Due to their exceptional physical and chemical properties, MXenes have been the focus of growing research attention for their potential to effectively eliminate a wide range of pollutants from the aquatic environment. However, disadvantages such as limited adsorption capacity due to low specific surface area and undeveloped porosity have led to challenges in using these materials. In this work, we use a well-known MXene, Ti3C2Tx, by decorating zeolitic imidazole frameworks (ZIF-8) between MXene layers (MX@ZIF) to remove methyl orange (MO) and ciprofloxacin (CIP), as well as, the effect of -O and -OH terminal groups on adsorption efficiency of MX@ZIF substrate is investigated. Our findings from molecular dynamics simulations showed that the MXO@ZIF and MXOH@ZIF systems have stronger electro

SUBMITTER: Taherpoor P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11961707 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature