Adsorption Behavior of Rhodamine B on UiO-66

The adsorption characteristics of UiO-66 (a Zr-containing metal–organic framework formed by terephthalate) for Rhodamine B (RhB), such as isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics, were investigated systematically. The batch adsorption data conform well to the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherms. The adsorption kinetics of UiO-66 for RhB can be well described by the pseudo first-order model, and the adsorption thermodynamic parameters ΔG0, ΔH0 and ΔS0 at 273 K are − 6.282 kJ·mol− 1, 15.096 kJ·mol− 1 and 78.052 J·mol− 1·K− 1, respectively. The thermodynamic analyses show that the adsorption process of RhB on UiO-66 is more favorable at higher temperatures. UiO-66 can be regenerated by desorbing in DMF solution with ultrasonic for 1 h. UiO-66 can keep good performance for at least six cycles of sorption/desorption.