Ziqiang Zhang,Zhengfeng Shen,Chuanyu Zhu,Yunfang Wang,Yawen Wang,Caimei Fan,Rui Li,Jianxin Liu
Producing hydrogen from organic/inorganic hydrides is an innovative clean energy alternative to fossil fuels , addressing the increasing energy demands. Here, we first propose coupled photocatalytic water hydrogen production and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF, C 3 H 7 NO) dehydrogenation technology to obtain high value-added H 2 and N,N-dimethylcarbamic acid (C 3 H 7 NO 2 ). ZnIn 2 S 4 @MIL-125(Ti) nanoheterostructures were synthesized using a simple solvothermal method and resulting in a photocatalytic H 2 production rate of 2.135 mmol h −1 g −1 (apparent quantum efficiency at 380 nm was 2.6 %) which is 2.77 times higher than pure ZnIn 2 S 4 . Liquid-phase mass spectrometry indicates that the DMF oxidation activity of ZIS@MIL heterojunction is double pure ZnIn 2 S 4 and only microcrystalline CO 2 is produced. Isotopes indicate that the production pathway of H 2 results from the coupling of the –CHO bond in DMF and the –H in water. The improved photocatalytic activity of the ZnIn 2 S 4 @MIL-125(Ti) heterostructure is attributed to facilitating efficient charge carrier transfer and separation and DMF depletion of holes accelerates electron transfer .
Nowadays, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination is considered as one of the most common food safety issues for humans and animals. As one of the most advanced oxidation techniques, photocatalytic degradation can break down organic contaminants into nontoxic and harmless materials efficiently. In this paper, we explored the degradation efficiency of AFB1 by ZnIn2S4. To promote the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of AFB1, ZnIn2S4 was coupled with MIL-125(Ti) and then doped with La [this hybrid is denoted as La-ZnIn2S4/MIL-125(Ti)] to effectively convert it via photocatalytic generation of superoxide radicals (˙O2− and ˙OH) and achieve much enhanced photocatalytic performance, which is demonstrated by degrading 97.6% of AFB1. According to the transient photocurrent responses, the doping of La and coupling with MIL-125(Ti) can highly improve the efficient separation of the photoinduced electron–hole pairs on ZnIn2S4, leading to the effective conversion of OH− and O2 into ˙O2− and ˙OH, respectively, during the photodegradation process. This strategy of coupling with MOFs and doping with rare earth elements provides a facile and efficient method for degrading food pollutants produced by aflatoxins.