Assembly of Functional Co(II) Metal–Organic Frameworks through a Mixed Ligand Strategy: Structure and Photocatalytic Degradation Properties
Jian-Bo Huang, Lin Yin, Tian‐Cai Yue, Lulu Wang, Duo‐Zhi Wang
Abstract
Four Co(II)-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) were constructed by a mixed ligand strategy under solvothermal conditions. The controllable modification of the bridging groups in the secondary building units was realized by changing the anions in MOFs 1 – 3 . The MOF 4 with 3D framework structure was obtained by regulating the solvent ratio following the synthesis process of MOF 3 . Furthermore, the MOFs 1 – 4 exhibited efficient photocatalytic activity for the degradation of malachite green (MG) dye without any photosensitizer or cocatalyst under a low-energy light source, the decolorization ratio of MG all reached more than 96.0% within 60 min, and maximal degradation was obtained to be 99.4% ( MOF 4 ). The recycling experiments showed that the degradation rate of MG was still higher than 91% after 10 cycles. In the MOF 4 as representation, the photocatalytic process was explored systematically. The possible mechanism of catalytic degradation was discussed, which proved the existence of efficient oxidation active factors ( • O 2 –, • OH, and h + ). The possible intermediates and degradation pathways were investigated based on high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. Additionally, MOFs 1 – 4 also exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue, methyl violet, rhodamine B, and basic red 9.