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Construction of ternary (1D/2D/3D) Fe2O3-supported micro pillared Cu-based MOF on chitosan with improved photocatalytic behavior on removal of paraquat

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A hetero-structured metal organic framework of Cu-BTC and Fe2O3 nano-photocatalyst were tethered over chitosan using the hydrothermal method and fabricated a hybrid porous nanocomposite (CS-Fe@Cu-BTC). X-ray diffractometer results exposed the existence of Fe2O3 peaks. Surface area measurements using BET showed a mesoporous structure and the formation of type IV adsorption isotherm for nanocomposite. XPS and SEM-EDAX confirmed the existence of Fe2O3 nanoparticles in the hybrid porous structure. The UV–vis diffuse reflectance absorption shape emphasized the role of Fe2O3 in enhancing the band gap of CS-Fe@Cu-BTC nanohybrid. The lower intensity photoluminescence spectra of the CS-Fe@Cu-BTC shows a competent charge partition and delayed the recombination of electron-hole pairs. The photo-mineralization efficiency of Cu-BTC and CS-Fe@Cu-BTC was evaluated in terms of electronic interactions using paraquat (PQT) as the probe molecule, which shows a mineralization of 91% at the pH range of ~ 5. The contribution of •OH in the degradation of PQT over CS-Fe@Cu-BTC nanocomposites revealed using the trapping test and the degradation mechanism follows the Langmuir-Hinshelwood model and pseudo-first-order kinetics. The durability of the CS-Fe@Cu-BTC nanocomposite was also established after four cycling processes.

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This work is financially supported by the Defence Research and Development Organization Directorate of Extramural Research and Intellectual Property Rights (ER&IPR) (No. ERIP/ER/1503189/M/01/1730), Ministry of Defence, New Delhi, India.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, The Gandhigram Rural Institute, Deemed to be University, Gandhigram, Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, 624 302, India

    Sivakumar Vigneshwaran & Sankaran Meenakshi

  2. Department of Chemistry, Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering and Technology, Vadapudupatti, Theni, Tamil Nadu, 625 531, India

    Sivakumar Vigneshwaran, Palliyalil Sirajudheen & Valiya Peedikakkal Sajna

  3. Department of Chemistry, Pocker Sahib Memorial Orphanage College, Tirurangadi, 676 306, Malappuram, Kerala, India

    Chang Min Park

  4. Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehak-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea

    Chang Min Park

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Sivakumar Vigneshwaran: roles/writing—original draft; designed; conceptualization; visualization; formal analysis; investigation. Palliyalil Sirajudeen: methodology; software; data curation. Valiya Peedikakkal: conceptualization; formal analysis; investigation. Chang Min Park: investigation; methodology; review and editing; validation. Sankaran Meenakshi: review and editing; supervision; resources.

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Vigneshwaran, S., Sirajudheen, P., Sajna, V.P. et al. Construction of ternary (1D/2D/3D) Fe2O3-supported micro pillared Cu-based MOF on chitosan with improved photocatalytic behavior on removal of paraquat. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 24876–24889 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-18615-2

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