1. Fabrication of zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks@tungsten trioxide (UiO-66-NH2@WO3) heterostructure on carbon cloth for efficient photocatalytic removal of tetracycline antibiotic under visible light.
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Huang, Jiming, Xue, Ping, Wang, Sheng, Han, Shujun, Lin, Liguang, Chen, Xuan, and Wang, Zhengbang
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TETRACYCLINE , *VISIBLE spectra , *TRIOXIDES , *PHOTODEGRADATION , *TETRACYCLINES , *PHOTOCATALYSTS , *SILVER , *ZIRCONIUM alloys - Abstract
[Display omitted] Designing recyclable photocatalysts with high activity and stability has drawn considerable attention in the fields of sewage treatment. Herein, a series of heterojunctions constructed by zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks (UiO-66-NH 2) and tungsten trioxide (WO 3) is immobilized on carbon cloth via a facile solvothermal method, resulting in highly recyclable photocatalysts. Multiple characterization techniques, such as X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, verify the successful synthesis of UiO-66-NH 2 nanospheres on the surface of needlelike WO 3 modified carbon cloth. Results show that the optimal heterojunction photocatalyst exhibits excellent photocatalytic degradation efficiency for the removal of tetracycline (TC) from water, for which nearly 100% of TC is degraded within 60 min under visible light. Trapping experiments and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra analyses demonstrate that the superoxide radicals O 2 – and photogenerated hole h+ play a dominant role in the degradation process. Excellent photocatalytic activity is dominantly attributed to the effective separation of photoinduced carriers in this type-Ⅱ heterostructure system. Moreover, the possible photocatalytic oxidation degradation pathway is confirmed by analyzing intermediates using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS). This study offers a highly efficient strategy to design recyclable heterojunction photocatalysts for the degradation of refractory antibiotics in sewage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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