Novel derived pectin hydrogel from mandarin peel based metal-organic frameworks composite for enhanced Cr(VI) and Pb(II) ions removal.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Mohamed E Mahmoud, Asmaa K Mohamed

Abstract

The hydrogels-metal organic frameworks hybrid materials have received increasing attentions in recent years. The pectin hydrogel (PH) was derived from mandarin orange peels by-products and calcium chloride was applied as a cross-linker for incorporation with Fe-TAC metal organic frameworks (MOFs) for the formation of PHM composite on in situ synthesis method. The synthesized PHM composite was characterized by SEM, FT-IR, XRD and N2 adsorption-desorption and investigated for the adsorption of anionic species, Cr(VI) as well as cationic species, Pb(II) ions from aqueous solution. The adsorption kinetics for Cr(VI)/Pb(II) ions removal followed the pseudo-second order kinetic model and the equilibrium adsorption data were well fitted by Langmuir model. The maximum adsorption capacities of Cr(VI)/Pb(II) ions were 825.97 and 913.88 mg g-1, respectively. High swelling capacity (1500.0%) was also characterized for PHM composite after only 400 min and excellent stability for eight cycles with respect to regeneration with 0.1 mol L-1 HCl. The validity of PHM composite for simultaneous removal from real water matrices were confirmed as Cr(VI) (99.73, 99.87 and 99.87%) and Pb(II) (99.02, 98.55 and 98.55%) from tap water, sea water and indu...Continue Reading

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