Luminescent cellulose-based porous binary metal-organic gels in an adsorption bed for effective adsorption and sensitive detection of chlortetracycline hydrochloride.

Three novel (Fe-Eu) JLUE-MOGs were successfully fabricated through a solvothermal method and employed to construct the double-effect system for antibiotics adsorption and detection. The characterizations highlighted the properties of ample active sites, large surface areas and hierarchical porous structures, which did contribute to superb and rapid chlortetracycline hydrochloride (CTC) adsorption by JLUE-MOGs. Besides, the effects of initial pH values, JLUE-MOG dosages and co-existing inorganic ions on the CTC adsorption could be explained by pore filling, π-π EDA interaction, electrostatic interaction, water affinity as well as hydrogen bonding. Moreover, the optimized condition was cross-explored by response surface methodology (RSM) with tiny differences compared to actual experiments. In addition, fluorescent JLUE-MOG-7 was implemented for sensitive recognition of CTC and reflecting adsorption processes. Furthermore, shaping JLUE-MOG-7@cellulose aerogels were fabricated as filter materials for applying into an adsorption bed. The breakthrough process was fitted well by Bohart-Adams model and Thomas model, along with recognizable fluorescence changes of immobilized adsorbents. This work develops efficient and luminescent powder-like JLUE-MOGs for antibiotics adsorptive enrichment and sensitive detection. More importantly, immobilized JLUE-MOG@cellulose aerogels, as promising and alternative adsorbents with real-time fluorescence changes, can be utilized for continuously pollutants removal in real wastewater treatment.