Preferential separation of a radioactive TcO4− surrogate from a mixture of oxoanions by a cationic MOF

Abstract

Preferential trapping of a selected metal-oxoanion from a mixture of other metal-oxoanionic toxic pollutants in water has been demonstrated by implementing energy-efficient adsorption followed by the ion-exchange method, utilizing a hydrolytically stable cationic metal–organic framework (MOF). The cationic MOF exhibits ultrafast and selective extraction efficiency towards ReO4− (a surrogate anion of radioactive TcO4−) over other metal-oxoanions in contaminated water systems.