Due to the wider bandgap and low electron discharge capacity, the zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF‐8) shows low photocatalytic performance compared with conventional semiconductor materials. To enhance the photocatalytic activity of ZIF‐8, the ZIF‐8@AgNWs composite is synthesized via the in situ growth method using silver nanowires (AgNWs) as the photo‐enhanced material. The obtained ZIF‐8@AgNWs exhibit the fully encapsulated shell‐core structure of ZIF‐8‐AgNWs. The UV−vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) analysis shows that the addition of AgNWs leads to a significant increase in light absorption of the ZIF‐8@AgNWs composite, and the bandgap of the ZIF‐8@AgNWs is 2.9 eV, with a significant decrease compared to pure ZIF‐8 (4.96 eV). The ZIF‐8@AgNWs‐2 achieves the best photocatalytic activity for methylene blue (MB) degradation. Its degradation efficiency reaches 94%, and its apparent rate constant is 0.04371 min−1. Herein, a novel strategy for the MOF‐based photocatalytic materials with higher photocatalytic activity is provided.

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Porous Al 2 O 3 ceramic beads with a small-scale lamellar pore structure were prepared by the dripping-ice templating method. The densification behavior of lamellar walls and the attrition resistance of porous Al 2 O 3 beads were investigated. For the two-dimensional structural lamellar walls, the intrinsic pores shrunk, and the necking area grew during the sintering process, leading to the densification of lamellar walls and the shrinking of porous beads. In addition, the two-dimensional lamellar walls and three-dimensional Al 2 O 3 bulk are compared and possibilities of elaborating of the discrepancy in grain size and pore morphology are discussed. Attrition resistance was determined by a grinding test.The dominant attrition mechanism of porous Al 2 O 3 beads is abrasion. High sintering temperature led to a decrease in the attrition rate due to a wider necking area and denser pore walls.