Interconnection between chemical stability of Fe3O4/γ-Fe2O3–MIL-88b(Fe) and Fe3O4/γ-Fe2O3–NH2-MIL-88b(Fe) composites and formation of reactive oxygen species
摘要
Iron-based metal–organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) are considered as promising heterogeneous Fenton photocatalysts, yet some conditions—increased acidity/basicity, the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS), etc. may cause their destruction. In this work: Chemical stability of Fe-MOFs is assessed by testing composite photocatalysts Fe3O4/γ-Fe2O3–MIL-88b(Fe), Fe3O4/γ-Fe2O3–NH2-MIL-88b(Fe) and running DFT calculations; Heterogeneous mechanism for ROS generation is explored to confirm photocatalytic reduction of iron centers to Fe2+; ROS generation is found to gradually shift from heterogeneous to homogeneous mechanism along with Fe-MOFs destruction and release of Fe2+ ions by ROS.
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