Peroxymonosulfate activation by mineralized PVDF-TA@Co template based ZIF-67/8 electrospinning membranes for ofloxacin degradation under visible-light

Recently, heterogeneous catalysts prepared by two phase metals were commonly used to activate PMS degradation. However, the synergistic effects of Zn and other metals on the activation of PMS were infrequently studied. In this work, novel PVDF@TA-ZIF-67/8 nanofibers were prepared successfully by first mineralization and then in-situ growth. The prepared PTZ70 exhibited an evidently higher photocatalytic activity than PVDF, PTC, PTZ0, PTZ10 and PTZ100 to degradation OFX (96.5 %). The effects of the mass ratio of Co and Zn, PMS dosage, coexisting ions and organic solvents on the degradation of OFX were concretely investigated. The radical trapping experiment and mechanism analysis showed that the synergistic effect of Co and Zn played a key role in PMS activation, accelerating the generation of 1 O 2 and •O 2 – . Combining the discussion of influencing factors and LC-MS analysis, four OFX degradation pathways were illustrated. In particular, we observed that the degradation OFX of PTZ70 was only slightly reduced by 5.6 % after five cycling, indicating the reusability, good stability and high environmental suitability of PTZ70 performance . This study offers a novel path for the design of catalytic membranes with controllable heterogeneous metal doping.