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Millimeter-Shaped Metal-Organic Framework/Inorganic Nanoparticle Composite as a New Adsorbent for Home Water-Purification Filters

Journal

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 13, Issue 15, Pages 17835-17843

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02940

Keywords

metal-organic frameworks; composites; inorganic nanoparticles; metal removal; water treatment and purification

Funding

  1. Spanish MINECO [RTI2018-095622-B-I00]
  2. Catalan AGAUR [2017 SGR 238]
  3. ERC, under the EU-FP7 [ERC-Co 615954]
  4. CERCA Program/Generalitat de Catalunya
  5. Severo Ochoa program from the Spanish MINECO [SEV-2017-0706]
  6. China Scholarship Council (CSC)
  7. Hybead [862093]

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The researchers developed a new adsorbent based on a metal-organic framework composite for removing metals from water. Testing showed that the combination of CeO2@UiO-66@PES granules and activated carbon in a modified pitcher met the target reduction thresholds for various metals, indicating a promising solution for providing clean and safe drinking water.
Heavy-metal contamination of water is a global problem with an especially severe impact in countries with old or poorly maintained infrastructure for potable water. An increasingly popular solution for ensuring clean and safe drinking water in homes is the use of adsorption-based water filters, given their affordability, efficacy, and simplicity. Herein, we report the preparation and functional validation of a new adsorbent for home water filters, based on our metal-organic framework (MOF) composite containing UiO-66 and cerium(IV) oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles. We began by preparing CeO2@UiO-66 microbeads and then encapsulating them in porous polyethersulfone (PES) granules to obtain millimeter-scale CeO2@UiO-66@PES granules. Next, we validated these granules as an adsorbent for the removal of metals from water by substituting them for the standard adsorbent (ion-exchange resin spheres) inside a commercially available water pitcher from Brita. We assessed their performance according to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guideline 53-2019, Drinking Water Treatment Units-Health Effects Standard. Remarkably, a pitcher loaded with a combination of our CeO2@UiO-66@PES granules and activated carbon at standard ratios met the target reduction thresholds set by NSF/ANSI 53-2019 for all the metals tested: As(III), As(V), Cd(II), Cr(III), Cr(VI), Cu(II), Hg(II), and Pb(II). Throughout the test, the modified pitcher proved to be robust and stable. We are confident that our findings will bring MOF-based adsorbents one step closer to real-world use.

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