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BDC-Zn MOF sensitization by MO/MB adsorption for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under solar light

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2020.104950

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MOF's; Adsorption; Photocatalysis; Methyl orange; Methylene blue

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  1. CONACYT [CONACYT-CB-2014-237049, CONACYT-FC-1725, CONACYT-PDCPN-2015-487, CONACYT-NRF-2016-278729, PAICYT 2019 IT021-19, PAIFIC/2018-5, UANL-CA-244 PROFIDES]
  2. UANL [CONACYT-CB-2014-237049, CONACYT-FC-1725, CONACYT-PDCPN-2015-487, CONACYT-NRF-2016-278729, PAICYT 2019 IT021-19, PAIFIC/2018-5, UANL-CA-244 PROFIDES]
  3. PAICYT [PAIFIC/2018-5, 2019 IT021-19, UANL-CA-244]

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In this work, a new semicrystalline MOF synthesized from terephthalic acid and zinc nitrate is described, as well as an integral characterization of its physicochemical properties. BDC-Zn was evaluated in three applications: Methyl orange (MO) and Methyl Blue (MO) adsorption/photocatalytic degradation and H-2 evolution. MO presents the best adsorption result; with a maximum adsorption capacity of 2100 mg/g, which is higher than all the MOF's reported in the literature. For H-2 evolution, the activity was enhanced 24 times in photocatalyst with MO adsorbed, and 27 times for the MB adsorbed (from 47 to 1148 and 1259 mu mol/gh, respectively). This result is attributed to better light adsorption and a decrease in charge recombination.

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