Improved visible light photocatalytic nitrogen fixation activity using a Fe<sup>II</sup>-rich MIL-101(Fe): breaking the scaling relationship by photoinduced Fe<sup>II</sup>/Fe<sup>III</sup> cycling
Lijun Guo, Feifei Li, Jianxin Liu, Zehui Jia, Rui Li, Zhuobin Yu, Yawen Wang, Caimei Fan
Abstract
A Fe II -rich MIL-101(Fe) was synthesized using a one-step solvent thermal method with ethylene glycol (EG) as a reducing agent, which can break the scaling relationship by photoinduced Fe II and Fe III cycling.
Topics & Concepts
Ethylene glycolNitrogenPhotocatalysisEthyleneChemistryNuclear chemistrySolventMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryCatalysisOrganic chemistryAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen ReductionMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications