Highly Efficient Adsorption of Aqueous Pb(II) with Mesoporous Metal-Organic Framework-5: An Equilibrium and Kinetic Study

Table 1

EDX composition of MOF-5 before and after the removal of Pb(II).

MOF-5 before removal of Pb(II)			MOF-5 after removal of Pb(II)
Element	Mass (%)	Atom (%)	Element	Mass (%)	Atom (%)
C	68.21	78.77	C	53.18	81.11
O	22.01	19.08	O	13.96	15.98
Zn	9.78	2.15	Zn	0	0
Pb	0	0	Pb	32.86	2.91