Cobalt-doped UiO-66 nanoparticle as a photo-assisted Fenton-like catalyst for the degradation of rhodamine B

  • Lili Ma
  • , Xueting Feng
  • , Fanghui Cai
  • , Chunyu Sun
  • , Hanming Ding*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Metal-organic frame materials are intensively investigated in catalysis due to their outstanding thermal stability, large specific surface area, and ultra-high porosity. In this work, a cobalt-doped zirconium-based metal-organic framework, Co-UiO-66, was synthesized by the hydrothermal approach. Co-UiO-66 could successfully activate peroxymonosulfate (PMS) ions to produce reactive oxygen species for the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) when it was used as a Fenton-like catalyst. The catalyst with 4% Co in mass in UiO-66 (4% Co-UiO-66) showed the highest degradation efficiency. About 97.3% of RhB (50 ml of 30 mg L−1) was degraded in 45 min under simulated sunlight when 10 mg of 4% Co-UiO-66 was used. The degradation efficiency was much higher than that when pure UiO-66 was used. Furthermore, it was even slightly higher than when cobalt ions were used as the activator. The single-atomic dispersion and confinement effect in Co-UiO-66, as well as the strong absorption in the visible light region are responsible for the high catalytic efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Article number128734
JournalColloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Volume643
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Jun 2022

Keywords

  • Activation of peroxymonosulfate
  • Cobalt doping
  • Confined catalysis
  • Metal-organic frame
  • Single-atomic dispersion

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