The
binary nanocomposites of metal/covalent–organic frameworks
(NH2-MIL-125(Ti)@TpPa-1) were constructed by solvothermal
method, which was developed as a multifunctional platform with adsorption
and photocatalysis for radionuclides removal. The batch experiments
and physicochemical property (FT-IR, XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, etc.) corroborated:
(i) core–shell NH2-MIL-125(Ti)@TpPa-1 had a more
stable, multilayer pore structure and abundant active functional groups;
(ii) NH2-MIL-125(Ti)@TpPa-1 had fast a removal rate, as
well as a high adsorption capacity of 536.73 mg (UO2
2+)/g and 593.97 mg (Eu3+)/g; (iii) the pseudo-second-order
and Langmuir model provided a more reasonable description, indicating
the immobilization process was endothermic, spontaneous chemisorption;
(iv) the adsorption mechanism was chelation and electrostatic attraction,
ascribed to the nitrogen/oxygen-containing functional groups. These
results illustrated that NH2-MIL-125(Ti)@TpPa-1 was a prospective
adsorbent for the remediation polluted by radionuclides. In addition,
the research provided the theoretical basis for further investigation
on the UO2
2+(VI) photoreduction.