In this paper, a
novel isopropoxy group-functionalized UiO-66 (UiO-66-IPO) was synthesized
by a general strategy and then used as an adsorbent for the removal
of hydrogen chloride from aqueous solutions. The as-synthesized product
was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy,
thermal gravimetric analysis, N2 adsorption and desorption
isotherms, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The adsorbent showed a much higher
adsorption capacity of 429.68 mg·g–1 under
the initial condition of 1.4 mol·L–1 HCl concentration
at 25 °C within a relatively short time (4 h). Adsorption kinetics,
isotherms, thermodynamics, regeneration, and the mechanism of hydrogen
chloride adsorption on the adsorbent were studied. The results showed
that the hydrogen chloride adsorption process reached equilibrium
quickly in 4 h, and the adsorption kinetics on UiO-66-IPO was well-described
by the pseudo-second-order model. Meanwhile, the Henry isotherm and
Freundlich isotherm fitted the experiment data well. The thermodynamic
parameters, such as ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS, were determined, and the results
indicated that the adsorption process was spontaneously exothermic
and entropy decreasing. XPS and FT-IR were conducted to explore the
hydrogen chloride adsorption mechanism. The regeneration experiments
demonstrated that UiO-66-IPO still exhibited excellent adsorption
performance on hydrogen chloride after three cycles.