Lu Liu1, Liqin Cao1, Hongyan Niu1, Jide Wang1. 1. Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Fine Chemicals, Ministry of Education & Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, P. R. China.
Abstract
The development of water treatment materials using environmentally friendly natural biomasses as substitutes plays an increasingly important role in environmental protection. Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is often used for the catalytic degradation of dye wastewater, but due to its small particle size, its disadvantage of easy agglomeration prevents it from being fully functional. Herein, we report an efficient method for synthesizing biomasses/ZIF-8 using four different fruit peels as carriers. ZIF-8 nanoparticles are in-situ grown uniformly on their surface. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of shaddock peel/ZIF-8 was found to be 752.15 m2g-1. After catalytic activity comparison, the loose shaddock peel/ZIF-8 showed the fastest and most significant degradation efficiency of 94% in methylene blue aqueous solution and could be used multiple times through a simple washing process.
The development of water treatment materials using environmentally friendly natural biomasses as substitutes plays an increasingly important role in environmental protection. Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is often used for the catalytic degradation of dye wastewater, but due to its small particle size, its disadvantage of easy agglomeration prevents it from being fully functional. Herein, we report an efficient method for synthesizing biomasses/ZIF-8 using four different fruit peels as carriers. ZIF-8 nanoparticles are in-situ grown uniformly on their surface. The Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area of shaddock peel/ZIF-8 was found to be 752.15 m2g-1. After catalytic activity comparison, the loose shaddock peel/ZIF-8 showed the fastest and most significant degradation efficiency of 94% in methylene blue aqueous solution and could be used multiple times through a simple washing process.
The
efficient use of biomass resources has great potential applicability
for the urgency in decreasing environmental pollution, with the development
of sustainable chemical engineering and green chemistry. Thus, the
utilization of low-cost, widely sourced biomass is attractive.[1] On this basis, the easiest and most accessible
biomass is plant biomass.[2] These biomasses
can come from many sources, such as fruit peels, dried fruit shells,
leaves, roots and seafood shells. In particular, in countries with
large agricultural production, most of the waste biomasses are not
used, only treated by incineration, and a large proportion is also
discarded.[3−5] This universal treatment methods not only causes
serious environmental pollution but also waste resources. Therefore,
the use of waste biomass to produce value-added products makes our
production process more environmentally friendly and can save resources.[6,7] Common ways of producing value-added products include extracting
pectin, essential oils, and polysaccharides from biomass such as fruit
peels with simple methods;[8,9] modifying biomass to
adsorb wastewater;[10,11] and carbonizing/nitrogen-doped
biomass; then, it can be used as adsorbents or conductive materials.[12−15] In addition to the method of modifying biomass, it can also be combined
with other functional materials, which is also a promising way to
improve performance and develop new materials.[12,16,17]Methylene blue (MB) dye is widely
used in textile, hair dyeing,
printing, and other industries, resulting in a large number of MB
residues in various ecosystems, causing harm to the human body and
other organisms.[18] Biomass itself contains
a large number of chemically active groups (carboxyl group and hydroxyl
group), and its sources are wide and of low cost and can effectively
remove dye molecules.[19] Therefore, with
increasing environmental concern and awareness, there is a need for
cost-effective technologies to remove dyes from local and industrial
wastewater. Up to now, biomass materials with large porous structures
and high surface area have been widely used in wastewater treatment.
In particular, types of biomass or its modifications are employed
for wastewater treatment.[20−23]Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have
provided opportunities
for the development of various research fields due to their porosity,
high specific surface area, and versatility, including gas storage,[24] catalysis,[25] enzyme
immobilization,[26] and drug delivery.[27] The combination of MOFs with other functional
materials is also a promising way to improve their performance and
applicability. Many innovative materials use different materials as
substrates on which MOFs grow to obtain different MOF composite membranes
materials, showing a positive value in the adsorption and catalysis
of dye wastewater. Among many MOF materials, zeolitic imidazolate
framework (ZIF) structure materials have outstanding stability and
can play their role in aqueous media.[28] Nath et al. investigate the CdSNPs@ZIF-8 prepared by encapsulating
CdSNPs by the in situ method, and CdSNPs@ZIF-8 is used as a water
treatment agent to degrade MB solution.[29] Park et al. used an in situ growth method to grow ZIF-8 uniformly
on the surface of the filter paper and obtained a CMFP/ZIF-8 composite,
which can effectively capture negatively charged organic dyes.[30] However, to the best of our knowledge, no study
has reported the MOF/biomass composite catalyst fabricated from natural
fruit peels. Thus, the related formation principle and its property
evaluation should be investigated.In this work, we used a step-by-step
method to couple ZIF-8 to
the surface of fruit peels to generate fruit peels/ZIF-8 materials
and studied its ability to degrade dye wastewater and its recovery
capabilities in practical applications. Many hydroxyl and carboxyl
groups contained in peels provide active sites for ZIF-8 for in situ
growth on the surface of fruit peels. The different numbers of functional
groups in different fruit peels resulted in the difference in the
content of ZIF-8. Therefore, a catalytic activity comparison was made
in the degradation of MB solution. The effects of type peels, morphology,
structures, and stability were also investigated. Therefore, the present
work will provide a novel strategy for degrading dye wastewater and
waste biomass development.
Results and Discussion
Preparation of Biomasses/ZIF-8
As
shown in Figure ,
the biomasses were first fully immersed in the zinc ion solution so
that the groups on the surface interact with the zinc ions to provide
a large amount of metal precursor for the production of ZIF-8, which
ensures that the growth of ZIF-8 is dense on the surface of the biomasses.
After adding Hmim, dense and uniform biomasses/ZIF-8 composite materials
were prepared. We take orange peel/ZIF-8 as an example for illustration. Figure shows the composite
obtained by the in situ growth of ZIF-8 on the surface of the orange
peel. This method not only reduces the agglomeration of ZIF-8 in printing
and dyeing wastewater treatment, simplifying the recovery process
of ZIF-8, but also makes the biomasses/ZIF-8 after simple treatment
become a desirable catalyst, which can be repeatedly used to degrade
MB aqueous solution.
Figure 1
Schematic diagram of the biomasses/ZIF-8 preparation process
by
the step-by-step method.
Schematic diagram of the biomasses/ZIF-8 preparation process
by
the step-by-step method.
IR Spectra
The infrared (IR) of biomass
peel/ZIF-8 is shown in Figure . Their Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) (Figure a) and attenuated
total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR-IR) (Figure b) spectra are basically similar,
indicating that these biomass surfaces have semblable functional groups.
By comparing the changes before and after the growth of ZIF-8 on the
biomass surface, the existence of ZIF-8 can be confirmed. It can be
seen from Figure that
there are many absorption peaks in the infrared spectrum of pure biomasses
(black lines), indicating that the surface groups from the pure biomass
peels are rich and with a complex structure. The wide resonance absorption
bands at 3406, 3411, 3339, and 3363 cm–1 are the
result of O–H tensile vibration of hydroxyl and carboxyl groups
in cellulose, indicating the existence of a large number of internal
hydrogen bonds.[31−33] In addition, the reduction of the strength of cellulose
O–H stretching vibration of biomasses/ZIF-8 at 3400–3200
cm–1 is due to the interaction between the hydroxyl
group and Zn2+.[34,35] The spectrum bands
at 1747,1745,1735, and 1733 cm–1 are caused by C=O
stretching vibration of the carboxyl group.[32] As shown in Figure a, in shaddock peel/ZIF-8 and orange peel/ZIF-8, the stretching vibration
band of Zn–N is around 422 cm–1. In addition,
the fingerprint areas in 687 and 754 cm–1 spectral
bands are due to Hmim ring plane bending vibration,[36] and the peak at 1146 cm–1 can be classified
as the bending vibration of C–H on the imidazole ring and that
at 1422 cm–1 is the stretching vibration of C–N.[37] The aliphatic and aromatic C–H stretching
bands of Hmim are at around 2929 and 3137 cm–1,
respectively.[38] These bands indicate that
ZIF-8 successfully grew on the surface of the biomasses. Due to the
limitations of corn husk and peanut shell, the ATR-IR method was used
for measurement in the range of 600–4000 cm–1, there was no absorption peak of 422 cm–1, and
the vibration of stretching C=N was clearly observed to be
1574 cm–1.[39,40] Moreover, other bands
were similar to those in shaddock peel/ZIF-8 and orange peel/ZIF-8,
and the successful growth of ZIF-8 on the surface of corn husk and
peanut shell was also proved in combination with other characterizations.
Figure 2
Infrared
spectra of (a) (shaddock peel, shaddock peel/ZIF-8, orange
peel, and orange peel/ZIF-8) and (b) (peanut shell, peanut shell/ZIF-8,
corn husk, and corn husk/ZIF-8).
Infrared
spectra of (a) (shaddock peel, shaddock peel/ZIF-8, orange
peel, and orange peel/ZIF-8) and (b) (peanut shell, peanut shell/ZIF-8,
corn husk, and corn husk/ZIF-8).
X-ray Diffraction Analysis
The crystalline
structure of the ZIF-8 crystals grown on different biomass peels are
characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Figure shows the diffraction peaks of shaddock
peel/ZIF-8 and orange peel/ZIF-8 at 2θ = 7.42, 10.52, 12.9,
14.83, 16.52, and 18.19°, corresponding to the (011), (002),
(112), (022), (013), and (222) crystal faces of ZIF-8, respectively.
It is consistent with the XRD characteristic diffraction peak position
of the ZIF-8 crystal in the literature, indicating that the obtained
ZIF-8 crystal has high crystallinity.[41,42] The additional
broad diffraction peaks around 2θ =16 and 21° in the XRD
patterns of orange peel/ZIF-8 is associated with orange peel (Figure b). Similarly, the
XRD of peanut shell/ZIF-8 and corn husk/ZIF-8 is shown in Figure S1, and the characteristic peaks of its
ZIF-8 perfectly coincide with the characteristic peaks of simulated
ZIF-8 crystals, which again demonstrates the successful synthesis
of biomasses/ZIF-8.
Figure 3
XRD patterns of (a) ZIF-8 and shaddock peel/ZIF-8 and
(b) ZIF-8,
raw orange peel, and orange peel/ZIF-8.
XRD patterns of (a) ZIF-8 and shaddock peel/ZIF-8 and
(b) ZIF-8,
raw orange peel, and orange peel/ZIF-8.
Material Morphology
In Figure , the morphologies of pure
biomasses and ZIF-8 growing on biomasses in situ were observed by
scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Images a, b, c, and d are the
scanning images of orange peel, shaddock peel, peanut shell, and corn
husk, respectively. From these pictures, we can observe that there
are many porous structures in orange peel and shaddock peel, which
provide a large number of active sites for metal ions. The porous
structure on the surface of a peanut shell is relatively sparse, with
more folds, which can also increase its specific surface area. The
surface of the corn husk is relatively smooth, with almost no holes
and only some grooves (Figure g,h). As expected, due to the high porosity of orange and
shaddock peels (Figure e,f), which provide more active sites for the growth of ZIF-8, the
surface content of ZIF-8 is higher than that of peanut shells and
corn husks.
Figure 4
SEM images of ZIF-8 grown on the surface of four raw biomasses.
(a) orange peel, (b) shaddock peel, (c) peanut shell, and (d) corn
husk. ZIF-8 was grown on the surface of four different biomasses (e–h).
SEM images of ZIF-8 grown on the surface of four raw biomasses.
(a) orange peel, (b) shaddock peel, (c) peanut shell, and (d) corn
husk. ZIF-8 was grown on the surface of four different biomasses (e–h).
EDS Mapping Image
To further confirm
the component of biomasses/ZIF-8 composites, the elemental analysis
of biomasses/ZIF-8 composites can be analyzed with an energy dispersive
spectrometer. Figure shows the distribution of elements in the orange peel/ZIF-8 composite.
Since orange peel contains many natural active compounds, such as
cellulose, phenolic compounds, and flavonoids,[43] they have many oxygen-containing groups. Accordingly, oxygen
elements are widely distributed in Figure d. In addition to carbon and oxygen atoms,
the uniform coverage of nitrogen and zinc atoms was also detected,
indicating that the surface of orange peel was uniformly covered with
ZIF-8 nanoparticles. The energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS)-mapping
diagrams of other biomasses/ZIF-8 are shown in Figures S2 and S3. It can be concluded that the content of
zinc atoms in shaddock peel/ZIF-8 and orange peel/ZIF-8 is more than
that in peanut shell/ZIF-8 and corn husk/ZIF-8 composites, indicating
that they contain more ZIF-8, which is consistent with Figure .
Figure 5
SEM images of orange
peel/ZIF-8 (a) with the corresponding elemental
mapping (b–e) of C, N, O, and Zn, respectively, and the EDS
analysis (f).
SEM images of orange
peel/ZIF-8 (a) with the corresponding elemental
mapping (b–e) of C, N, O, and Zn, respectively, and the EDS
analysis (f).
Thermogravimetric
Analysis
In order
to determine the material’s thermal stability and the content
of ZIF-8 in peel composites, the thermogravimetric curves of shaddock
peel/ZIF-8 and shaddock peel were determined and are shown in Figure . As the temperature
increased from room temperature to 173 °C, the mass of shaddock
peel/ZIF-8 decreased slightly. At this time, the solvent molecule
methanol and water in the sample will be separated from the pores
or surface of ZIF-8, resulting in a slight drop in its mass. In the
second stage, 35.1% of the weight occurred between 173 and 326 °C,
which was attributed to the pyrolysis of celluloseshaddock peel and
the volatilization of excess Hmim, since the ligand Hmim has a boiling
point of 267 °C. In the third stage, a 40.63% weight loss occurred
between 326 and 750 °C due to the oxidation of ZIF-8 to ZnO and
pyrolysis of lignin of shaddock peel. The amounts of ZIF-8 present
on shaddock peel were calculated from the thermogravimetric analysis
(TGA) curves (Figure d). The calculated result indicates that the content of ZIF-8 in
shaddock peel/ZIF-8 is 45.4%.
Figure 6
TGA curves of (a) shaddock peel and shaddock
peel/ZIF-8, (b) raw
shaddock peel, and (c) shaddock peel/ZIF-8; (d) relative amounts of
ZIF-8 nanoparticles present on the shaddock peel surface were calculated
from the TGA curves of shaddock peel/ZIF-8.
TGA curves of (a) shaddock peel and shaddock
peel/ZIF-8, (b) raw
shaddock peel, and (c) shaddock peel/ZIF-8; (d) relative amounts of
ZIF-8 nanoparticles present on the shaddock peel surface were calculated
from the TGA curves of shaddock peel/ZIF-8.
Porosity Properties
Furthermore,
the porosity properties are usually evaluated by N2 adsorption–desorption
isotherms. Figure S4 shows the corresponding
adsorption and desorption isotherm of biomasses/ZIF-8 composites which
is derived from the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) theory,
in which the insets are the pore size distribution calculated by HK
and BJH methods. The adsorption results in Figure S4 showed that the four biomasses/ZIF-8 exhibit type I isotherm,
which are characteristic features of the MOF’s microporous
structure. The adsorption volume increases rapidly at low pressure
(P/P0 is less than 0.1),
which is the result of the micropore filling of shaddock peel/ZIF-8.
According to the micropore distribution method, the pore size of shaddock
peel/ZIF-8 is concentrated at 0.65 nm. The second increase in the
adsorption volume when the relative pressure is 0.9–1.0 indicates
that there are meso/macropores in the shaddock peel/ZIF-8 structure,
which is consistent with the SEM result (Figure b). The BET specific surface area, Langmuir
specific surface area, and total single-point adsorption volume of
shaddock peel/ZIF-8 are 752.15 m2g–1,
770.39 m2g–1, and 0.52 cm3g–1, respectively. Compared with shaddock peel/ZIF-8,
orange peel/ZIF-8, peanut shell/ZIF-8, and corn husk/ZIF-8 all had
lower BET specific surface area (40.16, 27.66, and 28.31 m2g–1, respectively), which was caused by the abundant
porous structure of shaddock peel and more active groups on the surface
than other biomass surfaces.
Adsorption Kinetics of
MB to Biomasses/ZIF-8
The difference in the nature and structure
of the biomasses themself
leads to different abilities to adsorb MB. In order to illustrate
this problem, four pure biomasses were used as adsorbents, and experiments
of MB adsorption were carried out. The results showed that pure corn
husk adsorbed MB the most, at 5.38 mg/g, which was consistent with
the results of static kinetic adsorption. The static kinetic curve
of biomasses/ZIF-8 adsorption of MB is shown in Figure . The corn husk/ZIF-8 exhibits the strongest
adsorption capacity, adsorption capacity is 18.95 mg/g, while the
adsorption equilibrium time needed is relatively long, and shaddock
peel/ZIF-8, orange peel/ZIF-8, and peanut shell/ZIF-8 adsorption was
9.82, 14.18, and 2.79 mg/g, independently. In addition to the role
of ZIF-8, the adsorption of MB by corn husk itself leads to the strongest
adsorption capacity among the four biomasses.
Figure 7
(a) Kinetics of adsorption
of MB by different biomasses/ZIF-8;
(b,c) pseudo-first-order kinetic mode of four biomasses/ZIF-8; and
(d,e) pseudo-second-order kinetic model of four biomasses/ZIF-8.
(a) Kinetics of adsorption
of MB by different biomasses/ZIF-8;
(b,c) pseudo-first-order kinetic mode of four biomasses/ZIF-8; and
(d,e) pseudo-second-order kinetic model of four biomasses/ZIF-8.Table shows the
parameters obtained by fitting the kinetic adsorption process. The
correlation coefficient of the pseudo-second-order kinetic curve is
higher than that of the pseudo-first-order kinetics, indicating that
the adsorption of biomasses/ZIF-8 to MB is more in line with the pseudo-second-order
kinetic model, where the rate constant k2 is the expected biomasses/ZIF-8 diffusion-limited behavior.
Table 1
List of the Pseudo-First-Order and
the Pseudo-Second-Order Kinetic Rate and Correlation Coefficient R2 of Biomasses/ZIF-8
pseudo-first-order
pseudo-second-order
samples
K1 (min–1)
R2
K2 (min–1)
R2
shaddock peel/ZIF-8
0.0351
0.9839
0.0921
0.9933
orange peel/ZIF-8
0.00811
0.7723
0.0584
0.9795
peanut shell/ZIF-8
0.0958
0.9826
0.0328
0.9926
corn bran/ZIF-8
0.00682
0.7590
0.0406
0.8633
Photodegradation of MB
It is well
known that ZIF-8 has been widely used in catalysis. In order to further
verify the success of in situ growth of ZIF-8 on the biomass surface,
its certain advantages in performance were determined. Before the
degradation experiment, the biomasses/ZIF-8 composites were cut into
small strips or chopped, which was more conducive to the degradation
of dyes. MB is widely used in the dye industry, so it is chosen as
the model dye for this degradation experiment. MB was degraded to
other substances under light conditions and changed in the spectrum.The photocatalytic performance of different biomasses/ZIF-8 and
ZIF-8 on MB was evaluated (Figure a). There is no doubt that ZIF-8 has the highest photodegradation
efficiency under the same conditions, which can reach 96.9%. The degradation
efficiencies of shaddock peel/ZIF-8, corn husk/ZIF-8, peanut shell/ZIF-8,
and orange peel/ZIF-8 were 94, 85.9, 92, and 79%, respectively. The
low degradation efficiency of biomasses/ZIF-8 is because it includes
the weight of biomass itself, resulting in a relatively small amount
of ZIF-8 actually used in the catalytic process. It is gratifying
that the degradation efficiency of shaddock peel/ZIF-8 is not much
different from that of ZIF-8, and it has the advantage of being easily
separated from the solution and reused. The photocatalytic stability
of the shaddock peel/ZIF-8 composite was studied by the photocatalytic
reaction of MB several times. As can be seen from Figure S5, after three cycles of degradation of MB by the
shaddock peel/ZIF-8 composite material, the photocatalytic activity
did not significantly decline, and the degradation efficiency could
still reach 76%, indicating that the catalyst shaddock peel/ZIF-8
in this study has excellent photostability under illumination. It
can be seen from Figure b–f that the MB solution is degraded by different catalysts,
and its absorbance also changes accordingly. In addition, the degradation
performance of shaddock peel/ZIF-8 and pectin/ZIF-8 was compared to
evaluate the peeling performance of ZIF-8. It can be seen from Figure S6 that there is no significant difference
in degradation of MB dye between shaddock peel/ZIF-8 and pectin/ZIF-8.
However, the removal effect of pectin/ZIF-8 on dyes depends more on
adsorption, which may be related to the properties of pectin itself.
The amount of ZIF-8 on the pectin surface is small, and its reusability
is poor due to its shedding.
Figure 8
(a) Photocatalytic performance of all catalysts,
(b–f) UV–visible
absorption spectrum of MB dye solution catalyzed by corn husk/ZIF-8,
shaddock peel/ZIF-8, peanut shell/ZIF-8, orange peel/ZIF-8, and ZIF-8,
respectively.
(a) Photocatalytic performance of all catalysts,
(b–f) UV–visible
absorption spectrum of MB dye solution catalyzed by corn husk/ZIF-8,
shaddock peel/ZIF-8, peanut shell/ZIF-8, orange peel/ZIF-8, and ZIF-8,
respectively.To better assess the ability of
degradation of shaddock peel/ZIF-8,
we have compared our results with relevant reports using ZIF-8 composite-based
nanomaterials as photocatalysts. Compared with other work,[44,45] under the condition of a similar degradation rate, the degradation
time of MB by shaddock peel/ZIF-8 is greatly reduced. Because the
preparation method of shaddock peel/ZIF-8 is simple, the raw materials
are cheap and easy to obtain, and it shows that shaddock peel/ZIF-8
has a good prospect for dye photodegradation.
Conclusions
In summary, we used common shaddock peel, orange
peel, corn husk,
and peanut shell as the base material to prepare biomasses/ZIF-8,
which solved the problem of small particle size and easy agglomeration
of ZIF-8 and expanded the scope of application of biomasses. Because
of the difference in the active groups and specific surface area of
different biomasses, biomasses/ZIF-8 exhibits diversity in the degradation
of MB solution. The degradation efficiency of four different biomasses/ZIF-8
to MB solution was compared, and the degradation efficiency of shaddock
peel/ZIF-8, orange peel/ZIF-8, corn husk/ZIF-8, and peanut shell/ZIF-8
is 94, 79, 92, and 85.9%, respectively. Shaddock peel has the advantages
of a rich porous structure and larger specific surface area, so the
degradation efficiency is the highest among the four composites. Moreover,
the degradation efficiency of shaddock peel/ZIF-8 and pectin/ZIF-8
on MB was also compared, and it was found that the degradation efficiency
of MB solution was still up to 76% after three cycles of shaddock
peel/ZIF-8. Consequently, shaddock peel/ZIF-8 may be an admirable
catalyst with high selectivity. Due to the wide variety of biomasses
and each having its unique spatial structure and chemical characteristics,
the selective adsorption and catalytic degradation of organic dyes
are expected.Moreover, various MOFs/biomass porous composites
can be obtained
using the reported method when assisted by different ligands, metal
ions, and peels containing carbohydrates. These porous composites
could be applied to wastewater treatment and adsorption separation
fields, in which hierarchical porous structures could efficiently
resolve mass transfer resistance. We will devote ourselves to looking
for some new ways to form chemical bond linkages between MOFs and
other biomasses, as well as develop their application in our future
work.
Materials and Methods
Materials
Fresh ripe orange peel
(Citrus sinensis), shaddock peel, corn
husk, and peanut shell were purchased from the local fruit vendors
in Xinjiang (China). (Zn (NO3)2)·6H2O and methanol were obtained from Tianjin ZhiYuan company,
2-methylimidazole (Hmim) and MB were purchased from Aladdin Co. (China),
and pectin was obtained from YuHua biotechnology company. Deionized
water was used in all related experiments of this work. Besides biomasses,
all reagents were used as received without any further purification.
Preparation of Orange Peel/ZIF-8
Washed
orange peel, shaddock peel, corn husk, and peanut shell were
cut into small pieces approximately 1 × 1 cm and then dried in
the oven for 2 h. (Zn (NO3)2)·6H2O (0.975 g) was dissolved in a mixed solution of 25 mL of methanol
and 25 mL of water, and 0.45 g of the treated fruit peels was added
in the zinc ion solution and stirred for 8 h. Subsequently, 2.45 g
of Hmim was dissolved in a mixture of methanol and water in the same
proportion. After it was completely dissolved, it was then mixed with
zinc ion solutions, stirred for 8 h, and then allowed to stand at
room temperature for 24 h. Next, the biomasses/ZIF-8 was washed with
methanol three times to remove any unreacted precursors. Finally,
it was dried for 4 h under vacuum at 60 °C. The preparation steps
of ZIF-8 are the same.
Preparation of Pectin/ZIF-8
Pectin
(0.8 g) was added to 10 mL of distilled water and stirred until it
completely dissolved. Then, an appropriate amount of glutaraldehyde
was added and stirred for 2 h to cross-link. They were then spread
evenly over the surface of the Petri dish and dried naturally at room
temperature. Then, 0.45 g of the pectin film was immersed in a solution
of zinc ions containing the same amount of water and methanol, stirred
for 8 h, added Hmim, and continued stirring for 8 h. After standing
for 24 h, it was washed with methanol three times and dried.
Characterization
The morphologies
of different biomass peel/ZIF-8 were observed using a Hitachi S-4800
scanning electron microscope equipped with an EDS detector. The FT-IR
and ATR-IR of the biomasses/ZIF-8 were also measured in the range
of 400–4000 cm–1 wavenumber through the Bruker
Vertex 70 table. The biomasses/ZIF-8 was processed first; then, the
impurities were removed, and then, the XRD test was performed on a
Bruker D8 Advance (λKα = 1.5418 Å, 2θ = 10–80°).
The porosity properties of biomasses peel/ZIF-8 were characterized
by N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms on a Kubo-X1000.
TGA (Netzsch STA-449c) was used to study the thermal stability of
materials heated at a rate of 10 °C/min from room temperature
to 1000 °C under nitrogen.
Adsorption
Experiment
To investigate
the adsorption capacities, the biomasses/ZIF-8 was cut into pieces,
and about 30 mg of the pieces was put into a glass bottle containing
100 mL of MB solution with an initial concentration of 20 mg/L. In
addition, the adsorption experiment carried out static adsorption
under dark conditions until the equilibrium time was reached. To study
the static adsorption properties, the concentration of MB solution
at the same time intervals was measured using a UV-2550 spectrophotometer
(Shimadzu Co., Ltd., Japan) at a wavelength of 664 nm. The adsorption
capacity (Qe) of the biomasses/ZIF-8 adsorbents
was calculated using the following equationwhere C0 is the
initial MB concentration, Ce is the concentration
of MB at adsorption equilibrium, V is the volume
of solution, and m is the mass of the biomasses/ZIF-8
composites.The adsorption process of biomasses/ZIF-8 over time
was analyzed using quasi-first-order and quasi-second-order kinetic
models, which were as followsWhere Qe and Q are the adsorption capacity
at equilibrium and at time t and k and k are the rate constants of the quasi-first-order
model and quasi-second-order model, respectively.The photodegradation
experiment was performed at room temperature. Biomasses/ZIF-8 was
ground into powder or cut into very thin strips; then, 20 mg of different
biomasses/ZIF-8 was added into 50 mL of MB aqueous solution (10 mg/L).
The adsorption was carried out under dark conditions. After the adsorption
reached saturation, the solution was placed under a 300 w xenon lamp
under simulated sunlight conditions for photocatalytic degradation,
and the irradiation distance of the mixed solution and the lamp was
about 15 cm. In a certain time interval, 3 mL of the solution was
taken to measure the concentration change using a UV–vis spectrometer,
and the maximum absorption wavelength of MB is 664 nm.
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