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Environmental Application of Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Frameworks in an Undergraduate Teaching Laboratory
- Source :
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Journal of Chemical Education . Sep 2018 95(9):1636-1641. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Reported herein is a multidisciplinary laboratory experiment for advanced undergraduate students that includes elements of material synthesis, in the synthesis of cyclodextrin-containing metal-organic frameworks (CD-MOFs), and environmental chemistry, in the use of these MOFs for pollutant removal. This multiday laboratory experiment starts with the synthesis of cyclodextrin-containing metal-organic frameworks (CD-MOFs) using vapor diffusion crystal growth procedures, followed by the use of the CD-MOFs for a pollutant removal application. Specifically, the CD-MOFs were used for the removal of a methylene blue dye (a common mimic of aromatic pollutants) from an organic solution, with the monitoring of the success of the removal procedures using UV-vis spectroscopy. This experiment was implemented as part of a larger multiday unit, and undergraduate students were particularly engaged with and excited by the CD-MOF synthesis and methylene blue removal experimental modules. As a result, the decision was made to make these two components a stand-alone multidisciplinary laboratory experiment, the results of which are reported herein.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021-9584
- Volume :
- 95
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Journal of Chemical Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1195708
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Guides - Classroom - Learner
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.8b00357