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Wang C, Liu X, Yin X, Lee M, Yang Y, Wee A, Li K, Paul Chen J. Zirconium-based nanoclusters as molecular robots for water decontamination. J Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 678:938-945. [PMID: 39270393 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Revised: 08/15/2024] [Accepted: 09/01/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024]
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Water contamination owing to anionic pollutants is a persisting and ubiquitous global threat. The current remediation technologies are mostly low in efficiency, expensive in materials and often associated with complicated processes. Herein, we report a characteristic zirconium-based nanocluster that can work as molecular robots for the efficient remediation of anions-contaminated water with great effectiveness and molecular-level accuracy. It exhibits a stimuli-responsive behavior to facilitate the water treatment process: dissolve in acidic aqueous solutions for molecular-level decontamination and quickly aggregate for post-remediation collection. It can precisely capture the representative anionic pollutants, whilst featuring satisfactory capacities (ca. 175 mg-arsenic/g, 60 mg-chromium/g, 45 mg-fluoride/g, 70 mg-phosphorus/g, respectively), super-fast kinetics (finishing uptake within seconds, which is two to four orders of magnitude faster than typical sorbents), as well as multi-cycle applications without appreciable loss of activity. The coexisting common ions show no effect on the target uptake. The responsible active site investigation shows that four active sites are responsible for the monovalent pollutant removal, and the active sites work in pairs to capture divalent chromate species. Cost analysis shows its economical applicability in practical applications. This work would lead to the development of effective water decontamination with higher effectiveness, more convenience, lower cost and more practical application value.
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- Chenghong Wang
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering (NGS), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore; Barrer Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Barrer Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of High Temperature Superconductors, Department of Physics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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- Barrer Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China.
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- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering (NGS), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore
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- Barrer Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom.
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- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences & Engineering (NGS), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117456, Singapore; College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
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Wang X, Wang M, Chen M, Zhang Y. A Mini Review of Ceramic-Based MOF Membranes for Water Treatment. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:751. [PMID: 37755173 PMCID: PMC10537879 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13090751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Ceramic membranes have been increasingly employed in water treatment owing to their merits such as high-stability, anti-oxidation, long lifespan and environmental friendliness. The application of ceramic membranes mainly focuses on microfiltration and ultrafiltration processes, and some precise separation can be achieved by introducing novel porous materials with superior selectivity. Recently, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have developed a wide spectrum of applications in the fields of the environment, energy, water treatment and gas separation due to the diversity and tunable advantages of metal clusters and organic ligands. Although the issue of water stability in MOF materials inhibits the development of MOF membranes in water treatment, researchers still overcome many obstacles to advance the application of MOF membranes in water treatment processes. To the best of our knowledge, there is still a lack of a reviews on the development process and prospects of ceramic-based MOF membranes for water treatment. Therefore, in this review, we mainly summarize the fabrication method for ceramic-based MOF membranes and their application in water treatment, such as water/salt separation, pollutant separation, heavy metal separation, etc. Following this, based on the high structural, thermal and chemical stability of ceramic substrates, and the high controllability of MOF materials, the superiority and insufficient use of ceramic-based MOF membranes in the field of water treatment are critically discussed.
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- Xueling Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (X.W.)
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (X.W.)
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- Department of Water Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, The Netherlands
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; (X.W.)
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Lin Z, Tang J, Huang X, Chen JP. Gadolinium(III) terephthalate metal-organic framework for rapid sequestration of phosphate in 10 min: Material development and adsorption study. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 292:133498. [PMID: 34979208 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phosphorus with concentration above a few ppm in waters can easily cause eutrophication and poor water quality (e.g. algal blooming). In this study, we synthesized a non-porous gadolinium terephthalic acid (Gd-PTA) metal-organic framework (MOF) for efficient and rapid removal of phosphorus. Gd-PTA was prepared with gadolinium as the core metal center and terephthalic acid as the organic ligand, by which a well defined structure of new MOF was established. The adsorption isotherm and kinetics were well described by Langmuir isotherm equation and the intraparticle surface diffusion model, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacity was as high as 206.13- PO43- mg/g, which outperforms many reported and/or commercially available adsorbents (normmaly 5-150 PO43- mg/g). The adsorption was completed at the end of 10-min contact time, much faster than many reported adsorbents for uptake of anions (normmaly hours to days). The MOF performed very well in the uptake in phosphate containing solution with initial pH 3 to 9 and ionic strength (NaNO3) of 0-1 M, and in the presences of competiting sulphate, nitrate, carbonate and humic acid (each with 30, 50, and 100 mg/L). The absorption of phosphate was mainly controlled by ion exchange between phosphate and organic ligand of MOF as well as the interaction between unsaturated metal center of coordination and phosphate. This study demonstrates that the newly developed MOF reported here is a promising adsorbent for cost-effective treatment of phosphorus in water and wastewater.
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- Zhihong Lin
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangdong, China; Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Guangdong, China
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangdong, China; Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Haifa, Israel
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- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Guangdong, China; Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge, Singapore.
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Fu K, Liu X, Lv C, Luo J, Sun M, Luo S, Crittenden JC. Superselective Hg(II) Removal from Water Using a Thiol-Laced MOF-Based Sponge Monolith: Performance and Mechanism. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:2677-2688. [PMID: 35112842 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Point-of-use (POU) devices with satisfying mercury (Hg) removal performance are urgently needed for public health and yet are scarcely reported. In this study, a thiol-laced metal-organic framework (MOF)-based sponge monolith (TLMSM) has been investigated for Hg(II) removal as the POU device for its benchmark application. The resulting TLMSM was characterized by remarkable chemical resistance, mechanical stability, and hydroscopicity (>2100 wt %). Importantly, the TLMSM has exhibited high adsorption capacity (∼954.7 mg g-1), fast kinetics (kf ∼ 1.76 × 10-5 ms-1), broad working pH range (1-10), high selectivity (Kd > 5.0 × 107 mL g-1), and excellent regeneration capability (removal efficiency >90% after 25 cycles). The high applicability of TLMSM in real-world scenarios was verified by its excellent Hg(II) removal performance in various real water matrices (e.g., surface waters and industrial effluents). Moreover, a fixed-bed column test demonstrated that ∼1485 bed volumes of the feeding streams (∼500 μg L-1) can be effectively treated with an enrichment factor of 12.6, suggesting the great potential of TLMSM as POU devices. Furthermore, the principal adsorption complexes (e.g., single-layer -S-Hg-Cl and double-layer -S-Hg-O-Hg-Cl and -S-Hg-O-Hg-OH) formed during the adsorption process under a wide range of pH were synergistically and systematically unveiled using advanced tools. Overall, this work presents an applicable approach by tailoring MOF into a sponge substrate to achieve its real application in heavy metal removal from water, especially for Hg(II).
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- Kaixing Fu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, Shandong Province, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, P. R. China
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- Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Yu Y, Yang Y, Yu L, Koh KY, Chen JP. Modification of polyvinylidene fluoride membrane by silver nanoparticles-graphene oxide hybrid nanosheet for effective membrane biofouling mitigation. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 268:129187. [PMID: 33360934 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Membrane biofouling poses severe impacts on the membrane lifespan and performance. In this study, a silver nanoparticles-graphene oxide hybrid nanosheet (AgNPs-GO) was synthesized as a bactericidal agent for effective membrane biofouling mitigation. The surface polymerization between polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and AgNPs-GO nanosheet improved the stability of inorganic biocidal materials on the membrane surface and had a significant effect on the permeability and rejection performance of membranes. The PVA/AgNPs-GO modified hydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride (H-PVDF) membrane exhibited an excellent anti-microbial activity in both static contact and filtration modes; nearly 100% inactivation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in solution and 91% reduction in the membrane surface adhesion were found. The composite membrane with good stability and anti-microbial ability may offer an alternative to alleviate membrane biofouling problem.
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- Yang Yu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, #02-01, Singapore, 117411, Singapore; Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health, School of Environment, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 511443, China
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- NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, #02-01, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, #02-01, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, #02-01, Singapore, 117411, Singapore
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore; NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 5A Engineering Drive 1, #02-01, Singapore, 117411, Singapore.
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Wang C, Luan J, Wu C. Metal-organic frameworks for aquatic arsenic removal. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 158:370-382. [PMID: 31055017 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Revised: 04/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Effective remediation of arsenic contaminated water remains a critical task from the environmental perspective, owing to the harmful effects of arsenic on human health and the environment. Recently, highly porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with excellent chemical stability and abundant functional groups represent a significant new addition to the area of capturing aquatic arsenic pollutants. This review focuses on the development of MOF-based materials for the efficient removal of toxic arsenic species from aqueous solutions. Aspects related to the materials' characteristics, application performance and interaction mechanisms are systematically studied, referencing the macroscopic experimental behaviors and microscopic spectroscopy analyses. The properties of various MOF-based materials are assessed and compared with those of other conventionally used materials. At last, insights and perspectives are suggested in terms of future research directions and development challenges. Overall, this class of materials demonstrates a promising potential for aquatic arsenic removal, and with a proper up-scaling development might it be used for practical applications in the near future.
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- C Wang
- Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, SINOPEC Group, Beijing, 100013, People's Republic of China.
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- Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, SINOPEC Group, Beijing, 100013, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Research Institute of Chemical Industry, SINOPEC Group, Beijing, 100013, People's Republic of China.
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Yu Y, Yu L, Wang C, Chen JP. An innovative yttrium nanoparticles/PVA modified PSF membrane aiming at decontamination of arsenate. J Colloid Interface Sci 2018; 530:658-666. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Abdullah N, Rahman MA, Dzarfan Othman MH, Jaafar J, Aziz AA. Preparation, characterizations and performance evaluations of alumina hollow fiber membrane incorporated with UiO-66 particles for humic acid removal. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Feng M, Zhang P, Zhou HC, Sharma VK. Water-stable metal-organic frameworks for aqueous removal of heavy metals and radionuclides: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 209:783-800. [PMID: 29960946 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Heavy metals and radionuclides in water are a global environmental issue, which has been receiving considerable attention worldwide. Water-stable MOFs are green and recyclable materials to eliminate the environmental impacts caused by the hazardous heavy metal ions and radionuclides in water. This paper presents a systematical review on the current status of water-stable MOFs that capture and convert a wide range of heavy metal ions (e.g., As(III)/As(V), Pb(II), Hg(II), Cd(II), and Cr(III)/Cr(VI)) and radionuclides (e.g., U(VI), Se(IV)/Se(VI) and Cs(I)) in aqueous solution. Water-stable MOFs and MOF-based composites exhibit the superior adsorption capability for these metal species in water. Significantly, MOFs show high selectivity in capturing target metal ions even in the presence of multiple water constituents. Mechanisms involved in capturing metal ions are described. MOFs also have excellent catalytic performance (photocatalysis and catalytic reduction by formic acid) for Cr(VI) conversion to Cr(III). Future research is suggested to provide insightful guidance to enhance the performance of the MOFs in capturing target pollutants in aquatic environment.
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- Mingbao Feng
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77842-3012, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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Huo JB, Xu L, Yang JCE, Cui HJ, Yuan B, Fu ML. Magnetic responsive Fe3O4-ZIF-8 core-shell composites for efficient removal of As(III) from water. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A facile approach to fabricate an immobilized-phosphate zirconium-based metal-organic framework composite (UiO-66-P) and its activity in the adsorption and separation of organic dyes. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 505:178-185. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.05.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2017] [Accepted: 05/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Preconcentration on metal organic framework UiO-66 for slurry sampling hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometric determination of ultratrace arsenic. Microchem J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Rimoldi M, Howarth AJ, DeStefano MR, Lin L, Goswami S, Li P, Hupp JT, Farha OK. Catalytic Zirconium/Hafnium-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks. ACS Catal 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b02923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Martino Rimoldi
- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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