An insight into Fe-HKUST-1@viscose composite spunlaced nonwoven material for organic dye adsorption

Recently, the rapid growth of the textile, printing, and dyeing industries has led to severe pollution from dye wastewater. Bimetallic metal-organic frameworks (bimetallic MOFs) have emerged as promising adsorbents for dyes removal. Herein, Fe-HKUST-1 with an octahedral structure was anchored on the surface of viscose spunlaced nonwoven material (VSN) via an in situ solvothermal method to prepare Fe-HKUST-1@VSN. After carbonization, Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC was obtained for the adsorption of organic dyes in water. When the carbonization temperature is no more than 240 ο C, the morphologies and structures of Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC are not changed. And the adsorption efficiencies and capacities of Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC-240 for Congo red (CR) and crystal violet (CV) are the optimal. At an initial dye concentration of 10 mg L −1 , a temperature of 35 °C, and pH 7, Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC-240 shows its highest performance, reaching 98.17 % removal of CV in 90 min and 98.65 % removal of CR in 120 min. The adsorption processes of Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC-240 for both CV and CR are slightly affected by coexisting ions. The adsorption efficiency of Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC-240 for CV and CR declines to 50.10 % (after 6 cycles) and 56.76 % (after 22 cycles), respectively. Moreover, Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC-240 also demonstrates good adsorption performance in real water environment. The adsorption processes of Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC-240 for both CV and CR are endothermic, spontaneous, and monolayer adsorption, primarily through chemical adsorption and intra-particle diffusion. The synthesized Fe-HKUST-1@VSNC-240 can adsorb various organic dyes, along with excellent structural stability and recyclability, offering a promising solution for dye-contaminated wastewater remediation.