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Postmodification of MOF-5 using secondary complex formation using 8- hydroxyquinoline (HOQ) for the development of visible light active photocatalysts.
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Journal of Physics & Chemistry of Solids . May2018, Vol. 116, p264-272. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- A novel HOQ@MOF-5 compound photocatalyst was successfully constructed by interacting 8- Hydroxyquinoline with MOF-5 synthesized through a room temperature method. The secondary complex formation between the Zn cluster with 8-Hydroxyquinoline harnessed visible light and acted as a mediator to transfer photoinduced electrons to MOF-5 for enhancing the photocatalytic reaction rate with visible light. HOQ@MOF-5 was characterized by various spectroscopic techniques, such as XRD showing the crystalline nature of compound, UV–Visible spectroscopy showing the 2.54 eV band gap of HOQ@MOF-5 and morphological analysis tools, such as the nanoparticle nature of the compound with 9.561 nm particle size. The photocatalytic effect was estimated using the photocatalytic degradation of phenol as a representative organic pollutant under visible light irradiation. This work provides a new compound acting as source of electrons transfer for the development of efficient photocatalysts for remediation of environmental pollution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00223697
- Volume :
- 116
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Physics & Chemistry of Solids
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128166402
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2018.01.032