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ArticleMembranes2026

Rational Design of Deep Eutectic Solvent-Mediated MOF-Based Membranes for the Recovery of Pb(II) and Cr(III) Ions Toward a Circular Economy.

Saif-Ur-Rehman, Urooj Ahmad, Muddasar Jamal, Arafat Husain, Bart Van der Bruggen, Ali H Al-Marzouqi

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Saif-Ur-RehmanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, ProcESS-Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Urooj AhmadDepartment of Chemical Engineering, ProcESS-Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Muddasar JamalDepartment of Chemical Engineering, ProcESS-Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Arafat HusainDepartment of Chemical Engineering, ProcESS-Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Bart Van der BruggenDepartment of Chemical Engineering, ProcESS-Process Engineering for Sustainable Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Ali H Al-MarzouqiChemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15551, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-0008-6978

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Higher Education Commission 1(2)/HRD/OSS-III/B-III/HEC/2022-2026
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Abstract

The sustainable recovery of high-value metals from wastewater has garnered significant attention in light of the circular economy and environmental preservation. Because of its appealing characteristics, membrane separation technology is essential for the sustainable and effective recovery of valuable metals from wastewater, in contrast to conventional methods, which are chemical- or energy-intensive. In this study, a rational design approach was utilized to synthesize a metal-organic framework (MOF) using a deep eutectic solvent (DES) as a mediating medium to control the reaction of framework formation and particle properties. While DESs have been widely used for the physical modification of materials, their role as a chemically modifying medium during MOF synthesis for structural tailoring remains less explored. This synthesized MOF (DM-Zn-PDC@MOF) was further introduced as filler in polysulfone (PSf)-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). The performance of DM-Zn-PDC@MOF within the polymer matrix was examined. Several characterization techniques were used to thoroughly analyze the morphological, chemical, and physical characteristics of the MMMs and DM-Zn-PDC@MOF. The addition of the filler material significantly enhanced the membrane characteristics, including pure water flux, hydrophilicity, porosity, surface roughness, pore size, and heavy metal resource recovery in comparison with the pristine membrane. Stable incorporation of the filler within the membrane matrix was indicated by much less filler leaching (<5%) at all concentrations. With DM-Zn-PDC@MOF loading, the pure water flux increasedmore than nine times from 102.8 L/m

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deep eutectic solventsmetal–organic frameworksmixed matrix membranePb and Cr ion removalpolysulfone

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PMID42346962
PMCPMC13302844

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