Highly efficient degradation of reactive black KN-B dye by ultraviolet light responsive ZIF-8 photocatalysts with different morphologiesopen access
- Authors
- Trung, Le Gia; Nguyen, Minh Kim; Nguyen, Thi Dieu Hang; Tran, Vy Anh; Gwag, Jin Seog; Tran, Nguyen Tien
- Issue Date
- Feb-2023
- Publisher
- ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
- Citation
- RSC ADVANCES, v.13, no.9, pp 5908 - 5924
- Pages
- 17
- Journal Title
- RSC ADVANCES
- Volume
- 13
- Number
- 9
- Start Page
- 5908
- End Page
- 5924
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/91799
- DOI
- 10.1039/d2ra08312d
- ISSN
- 2046-2069
2046-2069
- Abstract
- Zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-8, a type of metal-organic framework, has diverse applications in multiple catalytic fields due to its outstanding properties. Herein, ZIF-8 photocatalysts with three different morphologies (dodecahedral, pitaya-like, and leaf-like) are successfully synthesized under ambient conditions from zinc salts by altering the volume ratio of methanol and water used as a solvent. The as-synthesized ZIFs have high crystallinity with distinct BET surface areas. The experiments indicate that the ZIFs have high photocatalytic efficiency, in which the leaf-like structure (ZIF-8-F3) is the most efficient in the degradation of reactive black KN-B dye (RB5) under 365 nm UV irradiation. This is due to the efficient inhibition of electron-hole recombination or the higher migration of charge carriers in ZIF-8-F3, thus producing more reactive oxygen species, resulting in greater photocatalytic efficiency. At pH = 11, more than 95% of RB5 is degraded within 2 hours when using 1.0 g L-1 of ZIF-8-F3. Besides, the photocatalytic and kinetic performances of ZIF-8-F3 are also investigated by optimizing the pH, initial RB5 concentration, and dosage of the used catalyst. These ZIF-8-F3 plates have been shown to be a promising material with high photostability and effective reusability, beneficial to various potential applications in environmental remediation issues.
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