Synthesis of Zr metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to remove Fe3+ from water

Yufei Yuan; Yoonseob Kim

doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101477

Synthesis of Zr metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) to remove Fe³⁺ from water

STAR Protoc. 2022 Jun 17;3(3):101477. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101477. eCollection 2022 Sep 16.

Authors

Yufei Yuan¹, Yoonseob Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China. Electronic address: yoonseobkim@ust.hk.

Abstract

Although a trace amount of Fe³⁺ is essential for human physiological function, excessive amounts are lethal. Here, we present a protocol for removing Fe³⁺ from water through highly crystalline and stable thiol-functionalized Zr metal-organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs). We provide details of the MOFs synthesis and post-functionalization procedures, and include key performance data of the Zr-MOFs for removing Fe³⁺, which were collected from the inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Yuan et al. (2022).

Keywords: Environmental sciences; Material sciences.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Humans
Mass Spectrometry
Metal-Organic Frameworks* / chemistry
Water / chemistry

Substances

Metal-Organic Frameworks
Water