Removal of anthracene from solution using [Cu(INA)2] metal-organic frameworks synthesized by a solvent free method

Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) [Cu(INA)2] were prepared by a solvent free method and were used for the adsorption of anthracene from solution. The [Cu(INA)2] MOFs were found to be good adsorption materials having good adsorption capacity. The maximum adsorption capacity for the [Cu(INA)2] MOFs was observed to be 22.73 mg/g for anthracene. The adsorption process favoured the pseudo-second order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm was found to be most appropriate model for the adsorption data. [Cu(INA)2 ] MOFs, therefore, can be used as environmentally friendly adsorbents in the treatment of wastewater