REMOVAL OF ANTHRACENE FROM SOLUTION USING [Cu(INA)2] METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS SYNTHESIZED BY A SOLVENT FREE METHOD

Abstract

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), [Cu(INA)2], was prepared by a solvent free method and used for the adsorption of anthracene from solution. The [Cu(INA)2] MOFs was found to be good adsorption material having good adsorption capacity. The maximum adsorption capacity for the [Cu(INA)2] MOFs was observed to be 22.73 mg/g for anthracene. The adsorption process favoured the pseudo- second-order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm was found to be most appropriate model that described the adsorption data. [Cu(INA)2 ] MOFs, therefore, can be used as an environmentally friendly adsorbent in the treatment of wastewater.