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α-Ferrous oxalate dihydrate: a simple coordination polymer featuring photocatalytic and photo-initiated Fenton oxidations

二水合草酸亚铁: 一种兼具光催化氧化和光芬顿氧化能力的配位聚合物

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As a kind of efficient photocatalyst, coordination polymers (CPs) have gained much attention in recent years. However, their safety issue and time-consuming synthesis impede their practical application. Here in this paper we first demonstrate the facile synthesis and photocatalytic degradation performance of 1D α-ferrous oxalate dihydrate (α-FOD), which is one of the simplest CPs. A unique two-pathway photocatalytic mechanism which combines traditional photocatalytic and photo-initiated Fenton oxidations has been proposed. The excellent photocatalytic performance and cost-effective fabrication make α-FOD a new promising candidate for the photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in practical applications.

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最近, 配位聚合物作为一种引人注目的光催化剂已经引起了很多研究者的兴趣. 但是危险耗时的制备方法使它的应用受到了限制. 本文采用便捷的制备方法合成了一种简单的线性配位聚合物 “二水合草酸亚铁”, 并证实了其光催化降解染料的活性和能力. 同时, 我们提出了一种独特的结合了传统光催化氧化和光Fenton氧化的双途径催化氧化机理. 二水合草酸亚铁优异的光催化性能及其经济简单的合成方法, 使其有望成为一种有效的降解有机染料的光催化剂.

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    Xiangqian Fan  (樊向前), Lingxia Zhang  (张玲霞), Mengli Li  (李孟丽), Min Wang  (王敏), Xiaoxia Zhou  (周晓霞), Ruolin Cheng  (程若霖), Yajun Zhou  (周亚君) & Jianlin Shi  (施剑林)

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Xiangqian Fan obtained his BSc degree (2010) from South-Central University for Nationalities and MSc degree (2014) from Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academic of Sciences. He is now a research assistant in Shanghai Institute of Ceramics. His current research focuses on the development of novel photocatalysts for water splitting and pollutants degradation.

Lingxia Zhang received her PhD degree from Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003. She has been working at the institute after graduation. Currently her research mainly includes mesoporous and low-dimensional materials applied in artificial photosynthesis and environmental purification.

Jianlin Shi received his BSc degree from Nanjing University of Technology in 1983. He obtained his PhD degree in 1989 at Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and has been working at the institute since then. He worked on the processing science of advanced ceramics, solid state sintering theory of advanced ceramics, and high temperature reliability of structural ceramics from 1983 to 1998. Presently his main research interest includes the structural design and synthesis of mesoporous materials and mesostructured nanocomposites, and the catalytic and biomedical performances of the materials for applications in environmental protection and nanomedicine.

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Fan, X., Zhang, L., Li, M. et al. α-Ferrous oxalate dihydrate: a simple coordination polymer featuring photocatalytic and photo-initiated Fenton oxidations. Sci. China Mater. 59, 574–580 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-016-5064-y

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