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Augmenting Intrinsic Fenton-Like Activities of MOF-Derived Catalysts via N-Molecule-Assisted Self-catalyzed Carbonization

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0319-4
Chengdong Yang
Textile Institute, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Mi Zhou
Textile Institute, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Chao He
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Yun Gao
Textile Institute, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Shuang Li
Functional Materials, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Hardenbergstraße 40, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Xin Fan
Textile Institute, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Yi Lin
Textile Institute, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Fei Cheng
Textile Institute, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Puxin Zhu
Textile Institute, College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Chong Cheng
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Puxin Zhu

zhupxscu@163.com

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 11 (2019), Article Number: 87

Abstract

To overcome the ever-growing organic pollutions in the water system, abundant efforts have been dedicated to fabricating efficient Fenton-like carbon catalysts. However, the rational design of carbon catalysts with high intrinsic activity remains a long-term goal. Herein, we report a new N-molecule-assisted self-catalytic carbonization process in augmenting the intrinsic Fenton-like activity of metal–organic-framework-derived carbon hybrids. During carbonization, the N-molecules provide alkane/ammonia gases and the formed iron nanocrystals act as the in situ catalysts, which result in the elaborated formation of carbon nanotubes (in situ chemical vapor deposition from alkane/iron catalysts) and micro-/meso-porous structures (ammonia gas etching). The obtained catalysts exhibited with abundant Fe/Fe–Nx/pyridinic-N active species, micro-/meso-porous structures, and conductive carbon nanotubes. Consequently, the catalysts exhibit high efficiency toward the degradation of different organic pollutions, such as bisphenol A, methylene blue, and tetracycline. This study not only creates a new pathway for achieving highly active Fenton-like carbon catalysts but also takes a step toward the customized production of advanced carbon hybrids for diverse energy and environmental applications.


Highlights:


1 Metal–organic-framework-derived carbon hybrids with elaborated nanostructures were prepared via N-molecule- assisted self-catalytic carbonization process.
2 The enriched Fe/Fe-Nx/pyridinic-N active species, porous structures, and conductive carbon nanotubes can synergically augment the intrinsic catalytic activities.

Keywords

Carbon catalysts Metal–organic-framework Self-catalytic carbonization Fenton-like reactions Organic pollutions
Yang, Chengdong, Mi Zhou, Chao He, Yun Gao, Shuang Li, Xin Fan, Yi Lin, Fei Cheng, Puxin Zhu, and Chong Cheng. 2019. “Augmenting Intrinsic Fenton-Like Activities of MOF-Derived Catalysts via N-Molecule-Assisted Self-Catalyzed Carbonization”. Nano-Micro Letters 11 (October):87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-019-0319-4.
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