A nanoscale Fe(II) metal-organic framework with a bipyridinedicarboxylate ligand as a high performance heterogeneous Fenton catalyst

With 2,2'-bipyridine-5,5'-dicarboxylate as the ligand, a nanoscale Fe(II) MOF material (Fe-bpydc) was synthesized. Fe-bpydc could activate H2O2 to degrade organic pollutants in near neutral conditions, and its activity and stability are superior to reported results. Interestingly, Fe-bpydc only consumes H2O2 in the presence of organics, leading to high H2O2 utilization efficiency.