Hello Everyone!

This week in my lab, I FINALLY finished the 132 MB and freshwater samples. UVs were taken from each of the samples and compared. Visually, it was easy to see that the Zn MOFs and Zn MNP were quick to clean up the water. Analytically, it was discovered that all Zr MOFs and MNPs actually absorbed ions and became supersaturated. Co on the other hand, did an excellent job of cleaning the water samples. Yesterday we started the synthesis of a new NP, a Bi-Metallic ZIF. Using Zn, Co, and 2MI, we will create an MNP bonded to graphene oxide (GO). With the results from the UV spectrometer- Zn and Co cleaned the water best- we were able to deduce that a new MNP could be created with Zn and Co as the primary metals. In essence, these NPs should clean the water much better together than just alone. Today, we will continue and finish synthesizing the chemicals and we will leave them in the oven over the weekend to keep the reaction going. Updates and pictures to follow!