Haibin Yang,Junzhen Guo,Liang Chu,Zhi Huang,Zhaohui Liu,Liyan Wang,Zhaokun Wang,Mu Yang,Ge Wang
Utilizing natural, abundant, and eco-friendly materials to facilitate the industrial application of nano-sized MOF particles is of utmost importance, since these nanoparticles possess high activity but difficult to recovery. Herein, benefiting from the negatively charged vermiculite , dispersed nano-sized Fe-MOF particles were successfully in-situ grown on the surface of vermiculite nanosheets (VNs) via a simple solvothermal method. The construction of the composites improved the exposure of organic dye to active sites, resulting in a remarkable performance of Fe-MOF@VNs-4 towards photo-Fenton degradation of RhB , with a k value of 0.096 min −1 and an activity of 0.581 mmol g −1 h −1 , significantly higher than that of pure VNs and Fe-MOF, surpassing most reported MOF composite catalysts. The excellent adsorption ability of Fe-MOF@VNs, along with the presence of divalent iron in vermiculite, greatly enhanced catalytic performance. Mechanistic investigations revealed that VNs facilitate the separation of photoinduced carriers excited from Fe-MOF, indicating a synergy effect between Fe-MOF and VNs. Overall, this work provides a simple and effective strategy to design large-scale and commercially available catalysts for water treatment , and also offers a promising alternative for the industrial application of nano-sized MOF particles.
Yaxun Sun,Xin Li,Tingting Wang,Yaxiong Ji,Yihang Yue,Yong Li,Shifeng Wang
In this study, a multi-hydroxyl-containing gemini surfactant 1,4-bis(hexadecyldimethylammonio)-2,3-dihydroxylbutane dibromide (BHHB) is firstly introduced to modify vermiculite (Na-Vt) for 2-naphthol adsorption. Successful functionalization is verified from the enhanced hydrophobicity, increased organic carbon content, enlarged interlayer spacing and decreased surface area of BHHB-Vt over Na-Vt, constructing favorable structural microenvironments for 2-naphthol retention. Effective adsorptivity and excellent reusability are obtained from the comparison of BHHB-Vt (198.16 mg/g) over Na-Vt (43.26 mg/g C0 = 300 mg/L, V = 30 mL, m = 0.03 g, t = 3 h). Partition process, hydrogen bond, OH-π interaction and electrostatic attraction are responsible for the adsorption, where OH-π interaction is stronger than hydrogen bond. The agreement of pseudo-second order and Langmuir models indicate a chemical adsorption feature on homogeneous surface. Notably, hydrogen groups connected at different carbon atoms exhibit less steric hindrance and wider molecule orbitals, providing stronger interactions between the adsorbent and targeted organic pollutant.