Functionalized metal-organic frameworks for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in environment

Enhanced Activation of Persulfate by Co-Doped Bismuth Ferrite Nanocomposites for Degradation of Levofloxacin Under Visible Light Irradiation

“…Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have attracted much more attention due to its remarkable removing efficiency of these contaminants which are highly desired for its moderate and easy operation reaction [7,8,9]. Among various AOPs, heterogeneous photocatalytic processes have been regarded as one of the most advantageous technologies for the removal of containments, due to its high efficiency, operation simplicity and reusability [10,11,12]. The photocatalysts played unique role in the photocatalysis process, which have been studied by researchers, such as CuO [13], Fe 2 O 3 [14], g-C 3 N 4 [15] and BiOCl [16].…”

Photocatalytic Cr(VI) elimination over BUC-21/N-K2Ti4O9 composites: Big differences in performance resulting from small differences in composition

“…Due to their advantages of various synthesis methods and adjustable active sites, MOFs and CPs are considered star materials and are widely studied in the field of gas adsorption/separation [16][17][18], sensing [19][20][21], catalysis [22][23][24], and absorptive pollutant removal applications [25]. In recent years, MOFs and CPs have been adopted as efficient photocatalysts to accomplish photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction [26,27], photocatalytic CO2 reduction [28,29], photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants [30,31], and photocatalytic H2 production via water splitting [32,33]. However, disadvantages such as low conductivity, fast recombination of electrons and holes, and limited response under UV light have inhibited their photocatalytic activities.…”

The enhanced visible-light-induced photocatalytic activities of bimetallic Mn–Fe MOFs for the highly efficient reductive removal of Cr(vi)

“…15 Because of these merits, interesting studies on the catalytic removal of several organic and inorganic pollutants with MOF-based photocatalysts have recently been reported. 16,17 However, these researches are limited to MOFs made of carboxylic acid and imidazolate ligands, and those containing phosphonic acid ligands have been rarely used. [18][19][20] Encouraged by the promising results on the photocatalytic performance of phosphonate-based MOFs in dye degradation, 19,20 herein, we extend our research toward photocatalytic removal of Cr(VI) as a notorious environmental pollutant, using phosphonate-based bimetallic STA-12-Mn-Fe MOFs with various amounts of Fe(II) and Mn(II) ions under natural sunlight and uorescent lamp radiation.…”