Preparation of MIL-100(Fe) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite with high adsorption capacity towards Oxytetracycline from solution

Metal-organic framework and nano carbon materials were widely used in separation field in recent years. In this study, nanocomposite of MIL-100(Fe) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MIL-100(Fe)-CNTs) was prepared and characterized and its adsorption property towards Oxytetracycline (OTC) was presented. MIL-100(Fe)-CNTs exhibits higher adsorption capacity compared to MIL-100(Fe), making this composite as one of the favorable adsorbents. The adsorption capacity of MIL-100(Fe)-CNTs reached 429 mg·g −1 at 313 K. The langmuir model and Koble-Corrigan model were better to predict the equilibrium data while the pseudo-second-order kinetic model could well describe the kinetic process. The process was endothermic and spontaneous while the ion exchange was the main adsorption mechanism of OTC on MIL-100(Fe)-CNTs. The nanocomposite is promising to effectively remove OTC from solution.