Mesoporous Zirconium Phosphonate
Hybrid Material as
Adsorbent to Heavy Metal Ions
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Abstract
A new kind of inorganic–organic hybrid zirconium
phosphonate
material (NTAZP) with mesoporous structure was synthesized using nitrilotris(methylene)-triphosphonic
acid (ATMP) and zirconium dichloride oxide octahydrate. The sample
possesses a spherical morphology, and the spheres are composed of
lobular lamellae. The lobular lamellae have the structure of a worm-like
mesoporous (about 2.7 nm) framework and a high surface area (about
160.4 m<sup>2</sup>/g), which were characterized by SEM, TEM, N<sub>2</sub> sorption, XRD, TG-DTA, elemental analysis, TOC (total organic
carbon), XPS, and FT-IR spectroscopy techniques. The as-prepared NTAZP
was used as adsorbent for the efficient removal of heavy metal ions
(e.g., Pb<sup>2+</sup>, Cu<sup>2+</sup>, and Cd<sup>2+</sup>). Our
results indicate that the material has good prospects for application
as an adsorbent in wastewater processing