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Metal ‐ Organic Framework/ α‐ Alumina Composite with Novel Geometry for Enhanced Adsorptive Separation ‐‐‐ Chenghong WANG (Chris) Supervisor: Prof. J. Paul Chen & Prof. Kang Li Joint NUS NGS ‐ Imperial College London PhD Programme September 2016

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Overview • Introduction on MOF/alumina composite • Adsorptive separation study – Arsenic contaminated water remediation • Discussion & Future work “Wang, C. et al., Chem. Commun. , 2016, 52 , 8869 ‐ 8872” 2 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

Adsorptive Separation • Industrial process for the purification of liquid or gas mixtures. • Fixed & fluidized beds • Drawbacks including: – 1) large pressure drop – 2) channelling of fluid – 3) break ‐ up of adsorbent pellets • Novel concept and design! 3 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

Metal Organic Framework (MOF) • Definition: – “Inorganic metal ions or metal containing clusters” +“organic ligands” • Unique features of this porous material: – large surface area & great porosity – customizable chemical functionalities Zr ‐ MOF UiO ‐ 66 : – relatively mild synthesis conditions Zirconium oxide unit + BDC linker • Applications: – adsorption, separation, sensing, catalysis, etc. 4 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

UiO ‐ 66 Adsorbent • Hydro ‐ stable, even under acidic or some alkaline conditions • UiO ‐ 66 for aquatic arsenic adsorption ( Scientific Reports, 16613, 2015 ) – Wide pH working range (1 ‐ 10) – Great thermodynamic capacity (303 mg/g) – Fast kinetic behaviour • To be industrially applied => Binder problem? 5 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

α‐ Alumina • Abundant supply in raw material & great resistance to various conditions • Hollow fibre structure with novel geometry as advanced matrix – micro ‐ channels serving as reaction chamber – thin barrier layer serving as sieve 6 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

MOF/ α‐ Alumina Composite Vacuum filtration method Size ‐ exclusion effect 7 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

MOF/ α‐ alumina Composite for Arsenic Contaminated Water Remediation Arsenic pollutant removal from water • Arsenic contamination is a global threat due to its toxicity and carcinogenicity • Arsenic concentration in most contaminated water ranges from 0.1 – 1 ppm. • 1 ppm as the feed concentration 8 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

MOF/ α‐ alumina Composite for Arsenic Contaminated Water Remediation 9 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

Comparison Study by Packed Column Beds Inferior performance • Random packing & non ‐ ideal flow • Even worse when limited amount of adsorbent were used 10 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

MOF/ α‐ alumina Composite for Arsenic Contaminated Water Remediation Alternative concept for adsorptive separation • Micro ‐ channels – adsorbent distribution – transport network (reduced mass transfer resistance) – more ideal flow • Barrier layer – separation for suspended solids & micro ‐ organisms • Binder problem solved • Module assembled 11 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

MOF/ α‐ alumina Composite for Arsenic Contaminated Water Remediation Alternative concept for adsorptive separation • Micro ‐ channels – adsorbent distribution – transport network (reduced mass transfer resistance) – more ideal flow • Barrier layer – separation for suspended solids & micro ‐ organisms • Binder problem solved • Module assembled 12 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

Revisit Key Points • MOF/ α‐ alumina composite with novel geometry was developed for enhanced adsorptive separation • The composite is able to produce potable water recovery from arsenic contaminated water • To achieve a similar performance, the packed column bed required 8X amount of active UiO ‐ 66 adsorbents 13 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

Future Work • More functional composites can be formed, based on the application purpose and the functionality of adsorbents • Gas chromatography separation, • Catalytic reaction, • etc. 14 Introduction (materials) Performance Study Discussion

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