Satisfactory degradation of tetracycline by a pH-universal CoFe-LDH/MoS2 heterojunction catalyst in Fenton process
Meng Wang, Xiaoyu Li, Yanrui Su, Jiaoge Wu, Tian Sun, Xuan Xu, Faying Fan, Yufei Zhao, Wa Gao
Abstract
Fenton or Fenton-like reactions have been widely used in various fields, including solar energy conversion to generate hydroxyl radicals, environmental remediation, biology, and life science. However, the slow Fe 3+ /Fe 2+ cycle and narrow applicable pH range still present significant challenges. Here, a heterostructured CoFe-layered double hydroxide/MoS 2 nanocomposite (CoFe-LDH/MoS 2 ) was prepared via simple electrostatic interactions. The heterostructure establishes a robust interfacial contact, leading to an abundance of exposed Mo 6+ sites. Consequently, the developed CoFe-LDH/MoS 2 +H 2 O 2 system exhibited superior performance in the degradation of tetracycline (>85%) within 60 min across a wide pH range from acidic to basic. Moreover, the CoFe-LDH/MoS 2 heterojunction catalysts exhibited exceptional resistance to common anions and efficiently degraded various organic pollutants. The mechanism study verified that the CoFe-LDH/MoS 2 had high efficiency in producing 1 O 2 and ‧OH to degrade various organic pollutants. The present study will serve as a foundation for creating efficient catalyst systems for related environmental remediation.