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CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 293, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133582
Keywords
Cadmium; ZIF-8 and microflora complex; Immobilization; Adsorption; Synergistic effect
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- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2020CDSN-21]
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This study screened out microflora with cadmium adsorption ability and combined it with zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) to form a ZIF-8 and microflora complex (ZMC). The immobilized ZMC showed good adsorption performance for cadmium and maintained relatively stable adsorption effect under different external pH conditions. The cooperative effect of microflora and MOFs in heavy metal adsorption was demonstrated, providing a new insight for the removal of heavy metal contaminants in water.
Biotechnology and metal-organic-frameworks (MOFs) materials have been investigated intensively for the removal of heavy metal from wastewater. However, the cooperative effect of bacteria and MOFs on heavy metal adsorption was less reported. Considering this, this study has screened out microflora with cadmium (Cd) adsorption ability. Furthermore, it was combined with zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) to form a ZIF-8 and microflora complex (ZMC). Moreover, ZMC was further immobilized to improve its Cd adsorption effect and reusability. Results revealed that the immobilized ZMC exhibited 99.91% and 78.83% Cd adsorption rate for 20 mg L-1 and 300 mg L-1 Cd, respectively. Meanwhile, the immobilized ZMC maintained a relatively stable adsorption effect under varied external pH. The reaction mechanism was summarized as covalent binding accompanied with a small amount of electrostatic attraction. Microflora could enhance the surface electronegativity of ZIF-8. ZIF-8 could strengthen the response of antioxidant activity of microflora and augmented the affinity of microflora secretions for Cd. This proposed method may provide a new insight for the removal of heavy metal contaminants in water.
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