Fabrication of ZIF-8@super-macroporous poly(glycidyl methacrylate) microspheres

[email protected] poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (SM-PGMA) microspheres were synthesized. The SM-PGMA microsphere was a novel material with high surface areas and large pore size. Here, ZIF-8 was loaded effectively both on the surface and inside of the macro-pores of microspheres by a facile way. The [email protected] microspheres were characterized by SEM, TEM, XRD and FTIR. Additionally, they were used as an adsorbent material for the adsorption of phenol from aqueous solutions. The results indicated that the [email protected] microspheres possessed apparently higher adsorption capacity for phenol than that of SM-PGMA microspheres. The [email protected] microspheres obtained in this study have great potential for adsorption, separation, catalysis etc.