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Iron doped zeolitic imidazolate framework (Fe-ZIF-8): synthesis and photocatalytic degradation of RDB dye in Fe-ZIF-8

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This paper presents a study on the synthesis of iron doped ZIF-8 with different molar ratio of Zn/Fe (Fe-ZIF-8) and sunlight driven photocatalytic activity of obtained materials. The materials were characteristic of X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms, diffusive reflectance UV–Vis (DR-UV–Vis) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). The results showed that Fe(II) as iron source could be directly introduced into ZIF-8 to form Fe-ZIF-8. Depending on the amount of iron(II) introduced, the Fe(II) or both Fe(II) and Fe(III) may exist in ZIF-8. Fe-ZIF-8 was selected as photocatalyst to decompose Remazol deep black B (RDB), a model of dye contaminant, under sunlight illumination. Undoped ZIF-8 seems not to catalyze for degradation of RDB while Fe-ZIF-8 exhibited sunlight-driven photocatalytic degradation of RDB. The kinetics of photocatalytic reaction were also addressed. This study suggests iron doped zeolite-imidazole framework Fe-ZIF-8 to be promising catalyst for the heterogeneous photo-catalytic dye degradation technique in visible region.

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This work was supported by the project B2016-DHH-20 sponsored by Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam.

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    Mai Thi Thanh & Dinh Quang Khieu

  2. Faculty of Physics-Chemistry-Biology, Quang Nam University, Tam Kỳ, 560000, Vietnam

    Mai Thi Thanh

  3. Faculty of Natural Science, Phu Yen University, Tuy Hòa, 620000, Vietnam

    Tran Vinh Thien

  4. Faculty of Natural Science, Thu Dau Mot University, Thủ Dầu Một, 590000, Vietnam

    Pham Dinh Du

  5. Department of Chemistry, Qui Nhon University, Qui Nhon, 820000, Vietnam

    Nguyen Phi Hung

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Thanh, M.T., Thien, T.V., Du, P.D. et al. Iron doped zeolitic imidazolate framework (Fe-ZIF-8): synthesis and photocatalytic degradation of RDB dye in Fe-ZIF-8. J Porous Mater 25, 857–869 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-017-0498-7

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