Metal-organic frameworks MIL-88A hexagonal microrods as a new photocatalyst for efficient decolorization of methylene blue dye.
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) MIL-88A hexagonal microrods as a new photocatalyst show an active performance for methylene blue (MB) dye decolorization using visible light. MB decolorization over the MIL-88A photocatalyst follows first-order kinetics. The addition of a H2O2 electron acceptor can markedly enhance the photocatalytic MB decoloration performance of MIL-88A. Moreover, MIL-88A showed a very stable activity for MB decoloration after four consecutive usages. Owing to the advantages of the visible light response, low cost and abundance in nature, this active MIL-88A MOF photocatalyst would have great potential for environmental purification.
Laboratory of Advanced Porous Materials and School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230039, China. yupengyuan@ahu.edu.cn.
Wen-Tao
WT
Xu
Lin
L
Ma
Fei
F
Ke
Fu-Min
FM
Peng
Geng-Sheng
GS
Xu
Yu-Hua
YH
Shen
Jun-Fa
JF
Zhu
Ling-Guang
LG
Qiu
Yu-Peng
YP
Yuan