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Dual MOFs composites: MIL-53 coated with amorphous UiO-66 for enhanced photocatalytic oxidation of tetracycline and methylene blue

Xuesheng Liu1, Xiangyu Zhao1, Hong Meng2(), Junsu Jin1()
Beijing Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon Based Energy Resources, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, China
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The MIL-53@UiO-66 core–shell composites can effectively inhibit electron–hole recombination through rapid electron transfer, thus improving the efficiency of visible light degradation of tetracycline and methylene blue.

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In this work, we proposed a novel strategy for the photocatalytic degradation of the target pollutants tetracycline (TC) and methylene blue (MB) using core–shell dual metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) composites. A series of mesoporous composites MIL-53@UiO-66 were synthesized by solvent-thermal synthesis via coating UiO-66 on the surface of MIL-53. The results show that under the same degradation conditions, only 30 and 15 min are needed to degrade 93% of TC and 96% of MB in the photo-Fenton reaction system, respectively. The amorphous shell layer brings stronger adsorption to the catalyst. MIL-53@UiO-66 composites with equalizing Fermi level are formed to promote photon absorption and electron transfer. Meanwhile, the MIL-53@UiO-66 composites with excellent stability will be a promising catalyst for environmental remediation.

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dual metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)core–shell structuretetracyclinemethylene bluephotocatalysis

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 5,
May 2023
Pages 6160-6166
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5200-y
Cite this article:
Liu X, Zhao X, Meng H, et al. Dual MOFs composites: MIL-53 coated with amorphous UiO-66 for enhanced photocatalytic oxidation of tetracycline and methylene blue. Nano Research, 2023, 16(5): 6160-6166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5200-y
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