Abstract
Owing to the rapid increase of Hg(II) ions in water resources, the design and development of new adsorbents for Hg(II) removal are becoming a significant challenge in environmental protection. Herein, a thiol-functionalized metal-organic framework (SH-MiL-68(In)) was successfully prepared through a post-synthesis modification procedure, and the framework intactness and porosity were well maintained after this process. SH-MiL-68(In) exhibited selective adsorption performance for Hg(II) ions in water. Meanwhile, SH-MiL-68(In) also shows a high adsorption capacity (450 mg g-1), large adsorption rate (rate constant k2 = 1.25 g mg-1 min-1), and good recycling of adsorption capacity toward Hg(II) ions. The excellent adsorption performance resulted from the strong binding interactions between -SH soft basic groups and Hg(II) soft acidic ions.
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