Membrane adsorber with hierarchically porous HKUST-1 immobilized in
membrane pores by flowing synthesis
Abstract
A membrane adsorber with hierarchically porous HKUST-1 (HP-HKUST-1)
immobilized in membrane pores has been fabricated by flowing synthesis.
The XRD characteristics indicated that the structure integrity of the
HP-HKUST-1 immobilized in the membrane pores can be kept after template
agent removed. Other characteristics presented by XPS, FTIR, SEM, TEM
and BET proved the effective immobilization of HP-HKUST-1 in membrane
pores. Compared with hydrothermal HKUST-1 powder, the adsorption
capacity for Congo red and Methylene blue adsorption can be increased
several times by hydrothermal HP-HKUST-1 powder, owing to the mesopores
with rich active sites for adsorption. When the solution was flowed
through the membrane adsorber, the adsorption rate for these adsorbates
increased significantly, owing to the enhanced mass transfer in the
confined space of the membrane pores with micro or nano scale. After
going through seven adsorption-desorption experiments, the membrane
adsorber with HP-HKUST-1 immobilized in membrane pores shows a
remarkable repeatability.