Development of Efficient Photocatalyst MIL-68(Ga)_NH2 Metal-Organic Framework for the Removal of Cr(VI) and Cr(VI)/RhB from Wastewater under Visible Light
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Reagents
2.2. Synthesis of MIL-68(Ga)_NH2
2.3. Synthesis of MIL-68(Ga)
2.4. Measurements
2.5. Photocatalytic Degradation Experiments
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Func. | a (Å) | b (Å) | c (Å) | V (Å3) | System | Space | F(30) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | 21.176 | 36.703 | 6.742 | 5240 | Orthorhombic | Cmcm | — |
–NH2 | 36.699 | 21.223 | 6.750 | 5257 | Orthorhombic | Cmcm | 41.6 |
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Wu, L.; Qin, D.; Fang, F.; Wang, W.; Zhao, W. Development of Efficient Photocatalyst MIL-68(Ga)_NH2 Metal-Organic Framework for the Removal of Cr(VI) and Cr(VI)/RhB from Wastewater under Visible Light. Materials 2022, 15, 3761. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15113761
Wu L, Qin D, Fang F, Wang W, Zhao W. Development of Efficient Photocatalyst MIL-68(Ga)_NH2 Metal-Organic Framework for the Removal of Cr(VI) and Cr(VI)/RhB from Wastewater under Visible Light. Materials. 2022; 15(11):3761. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15113761
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Lei, Doudou Qin, Fan Fang, Weifeng Wang, and Wenying Zhao. 2022. "Development of Efficient Photocatalyst MIL-68(Ga)_NH2 Metal-Organic Framework for the Removal of Cr(VI) and Cr(VI)/RhB from Wastewater under Visible Light" Materials 15, no. 11: 3761. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15113761