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Composite NH2-MIL-125(Ti) to modulate the microstructure of MnO2 and improve oxidation properties

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In this paper, we employed a hydrothermal method to synthesize different ratios of NH2-MIL-125(Ti) modified manganese dioxide (MnO2@ NH2-MIL-125(Ti)) and explored the effect of pH and mass fraction on the degradation of Rhodamine B. The characterization (XRD, XPS, SEM) of the material proves that MnO2 successfully adheres and grows on the NH2-MIL-125(Ti) frameworks, changing the micromorphology while increasing the yield. In particular, when the NH2-MIL-125(Ti) is introduced at a ratio of 15%, the composite sample reveals optimal degradation performance, with a rate of Rhodamine B degradation as high as 95.8% in 40 min, which is about 1.6 times better than that of pure MnO2. And it can perform superior oxidation performance under acidic conditions. The increased active sites due to the introduction of the framework structure and the higher redox potential under acidic conditions are the main reasons for the improved oxidative properties. In addition, we put forward a mechanism of growth and oxidative degradation for the composite sample for this phenomenon.

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  • A simple hydrothermal method is used to obtain the oxidant MnO2@ NH2-MIL-125(Ti).

  • The sample MnO2@ NH2-MIL-125(Ti)-15% exhibits the optimum oxidation performance of 95.8% for RhB.

  • The oxidation of the sample to RhB is augmented under acidic conditions (pH = 3).

  • Propose growth mechanism of oxidant MnO2@ NH2-MIL-125(Ti) and degradation mechanism of RhB.

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Tan, W., Liu, Y., Jiang, Z. et al. Composite NH2-MIL-125(Ti) to modulate the microstructure of MnO2 and improve oxidation properties. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-024-06386-w

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