Issue 5, 2016

Titanium incorporated with UiO-66(Zr)-type Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) for photocatalytic application

Abstract

A UiO-66-type metal–organic framework (MOF) fabricated with titanium was successfully prepared via a facial modified post-grafting method. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet-visible adsorption spectroscopy (UV-vis), and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) techniques. The introduction of titanium enhanced the optical properties of UiO-66 via the formation of oxo-bridged hetero-Zr–Ti clusters, but led to a sacrifice in crystallinity. The removal of methylene blue (MB) over these samples could be attributed to the dual function of the adsorption and photo-degradation mechanisms. The highest MB removal efficiency of 87.1% was achieved over UiO-66(1.25Ti) under simulated sun-light irradiation.

Graphical abstract: Titanium incorporated with UiO-66(Zr)-type Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) for photocatalytic application

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Nov 2015
Accepted
21 Dec 2015
First published
23 Dec 2015

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 3671-3679

Titanium incorporated with UiO-66(Zr)-type Metal–Organic Framework (MOF) for photocatalytic application

A. Wang, Y. Zhou, Z. Wang, M. Chen, L. Sun and X. Liu, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 3671 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA24135A

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