Adsorption property of congo red from aqueous solution by Cu-BTC/SiO2 composite

摘要

The adsorption behavior of congo red from aqueous solution on Cu-BTC/SiO2 was investigated. Cu-BTC/SiO2 with mesoporous structure and large surface area was prepared by loading Cu-BTC into the mesoporous silica using in-situ synthesis method. The X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and nitrogen adsorption-desorption analysis were used to characterize the structure and morphology of the prepared materials. The adsorption studies showed that the adsorption isotherm of congo red on Cu-BTC/SiO2 fitted well with Freundlich adsorption model and congo red is easy to be adsorbed by Cu-BTC/SiO2. The thermodynamic study showed that the adsorption behavior of congo red on Cu-BTC/SiO2 is an exothermic process at temperature under investigation.