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Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue and Tetracycline Hydrochloride with C60/MIL-101(Fe) as a Reusable Photocatalyst Under Visible Light

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A one-step solvothermal synthesis technique was employed to fabricate C60/MIL-101(Fe) composites. The C60/MIL-101(Fe) composites showed a better performance in the degradation of methylene blue (MB) and tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) when compared to MIL-101(Fe) in the photo-Fenton system, which can be credited to the charge transfer and separation facilitated by the addition of C60. Results showed that C60/MIL-101(Fe) had the capacity to nearly completely eliminate TCH and MB over a broad pH range. The catalysts demonstrated remarkable catalytic degradation on various organic pollutants and water samples. Through active substance quenching experiments and EPR, it was determined that hydroxyl radical (·OH) is the main factor in the photocatalytic reaction process.

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This work was financially supported by the Special Research Fund of Institute of Ecological Environment Carbon Neutrality, Suzhou University of Science and Technology (No. Zd2301), Fund of Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment (XTCXSZ2023-1). Not applicable.

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Zhou, Z., Zou, C., Wang, Y. et al. Efficient Removal of Methylene Blue and Tetracycline Hydrochloride with C60/MIL-101(Fe) as a Reusable Photocatalyst Under Visible Light. J Inorg Organomet Polym 34, 1751–1764 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-023-02915-2

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