Preparation of magnetic metal-organic frameworks with high binding capacity for removal of two fungicides from aqueous environments

Application of MMOFs for efficient adsorption removal of two fungicides from aqueous environments. [Display omitted] •A new magnetic Zr-based metal organic frameworks (MMOFs) was designed as adsorbents for triclosan and triclocarban.•MMOFs was prepared by immobilization of UiO-66 onto the Fe3O4@SiO2 particles via an efficient one-pot solvothermal method.•MMOFs has been applied to adsorptive remove triclosan and triclocarban from aqueous environments with fast adsorption equilibrium.•High saturated adsorption capacities were attained of 476.27 and 602.40mg·g−1 for triclosan and triclocarban, respectively.•The MMOFs based adsorption process was convenient, rapid and eco-friendly and can be recycled more than 11 times. A novel kind of Zr-based magnetic metal-organic frameworks (MMOFs) was prepared by immobilization of UiO-66 onto Fe3O4@SiO2 particles via an efficient one-pot solvothermal method. Subsequently, it was used for adsorptive removal of triclosan (TCS) and triclocarban (TCC) fungicides from aqueous environments by magnetic solid phase separation. Morphology and physical/chemical features of the MMOFs were fully characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, and VSM etc., showing high specific surface area, appropriate functionality, and desirable magnetic property. Several main factors affecting the adsorption performances of TCS and TCC on the MMOFs were systematically investigated and optimized, such as pH value of water sample, amounts/types of adsorbent and salinity. Under the optimized conditions, short adsorption equilibrium time (only 25min) and outstanding saturated adsorption capacities (476.27 and 602.40mg·g−1 for TCS and TCC, respectively) were the remarkable superiorities of the MMOFs compared with that of most reported adsorbents. The MMOFs demonstrated excellent adsorption selectivity for TCS and TCC and anti-interference ability. Also, the reusability for at least 11 cycles was another major profit of the MMOFs that saved cost and prevented waste. Moreover, the MMOFs demonstrated satisfactory removal/purification ability for actual environmental water samples. These benefits propounded a promising outlook of employing the MMOFs for influential removal of pollutants with considerable reliability in the field of wastewater treatment.