Synthesis and Characterization of MIL-101 incorporated with Darco type Activated Charcoal

Abstract Solid crystalline porous material MIL-101 was synthesized from the reaction of chromium(III) nitrate nonahydrate and terephthalic acid by hydrothermal method, and a commercially available activated charcoal (AC), Darco-100, was incorporated in to MIL-101 to form a hybrid composite, represented here as DAC@MIL-101. Physical characterization of both, MIL-101 and DAC@MIL-101 were performed using various available techniques, such as powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and dynamic light scattering (DLS). Characterizations show that the developed materials are thermally, chemically and structurally stable. Hence these can be utilized for various applications like storage and separation of gases, adsorption and catalysis.