Hierarchical pore enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic performance of graphene oxide/Ti-based metal-organic framework hybrid for toluene removal

Jie Jin, Jeong Pil Kim, Shipeng Wan, Kwang Hee Kim, Yunkyu Choi, Ping Li, Junhyeok Kang, Zhongyuan Ma, Jung Hwan Lee, Ohchan Kwon, Dae Woo Kim, Jong Hyeok Park

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Abstract

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been intensively hybridized with graphene oxide (GO) to enhance their catalytic performance; however, the effect of the pore structure of MOFs on the activity of GO/MOF hybrids remains elusive. Herein, GO nanosheets were integrated with Ti-based MOF (MIL-125) that possesses the controlled pore structure. The toluene removal experiment results demonstrate that hierarchically porous MIL-125 (MIL-125 (H)) with 10 wt% GO (10% GO/MIL-125 (H)) exhibits concurrent enhancement of adsorption and photocatalytic performance compared to these of 10 wt% GO/microporous MIL-125 (MIL-125 (M)) (10% GO/MIL-125 (M)) counterpart. It is because the hierarchical pore structure of MIL-125 (H) endows hybrids with faster mass diffusion, stronger interaction between components, easier charge separation, better light adsorption ability, and superior photothermal effect. This work provides a reference for the relationship between the pore structure of MOFs and the efficiency of GO/MOF hybrids.

Original languageEnglish
Article number121751
JournalApplied Catalysis B: Environmental
Volume317
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Nov 15

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT ( NRF-2019R1A2C3010479 , 2022H1D3A3A01077254 , 2019R1A4A1029237 , 2020R1C1C1003289 ). This work was also supported by the Technology Innovation Program (‘ 20013621 ’, Center for Super Critical Material Industrial Technology) funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE, Korea). J. Jin and J. P. Kim contributed equally to this work.

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© 2022 Elsevier B.V.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Environmental Science(all)
  • Process Chemistry and Technology

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