Synthesis and characterization of bimetallic Ni-Cu-BDC from waste plastic as a highly efficient CO2/N2 selective adsorbent

In this work, a bimetallic Ni-Cu-BDC metal-organic framework system was developed via solvent thermal approach with using an organic ligand recycled from waste plastic. The physical properties of Cu-BDC and bimetallic Ni-Cu-BDC were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and N2 isotherms adsorption-desorption (BET).