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Synthesis, characterization, and environmental evaluation of Fe-PCN-134: A mixed linker metalloporphyrin MOF for the degradation of atrazine via visible photo-Fenton reaction
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  • Meng Yu,
  • Yinmin Wang,
  • Yingjian Ma,
  • Zhe Sun,
  • Li Ma,
  • Shouhe Pan,
  • Rui Zhao,
  • Xinyu Guo,
  • Yong Xu,
  • Xuemin Wu
Meng Yu
China Agricultural University
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Yinmin Wang
China Agricultural University
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Yingjian Ma
China Agricultural University
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Zhe Sun
China Agricultural University
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Li Ma
China Agricultural University
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Shouhe Pan
China Agricultural University
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Rui Zhao
China Agricultural University
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Xinyu Guo
China Agricultural University
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Yong Xu
China Agricultural University
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Xuemin Wu
China Agricultural University

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Abstract

The irrational application of herbicides has led to severe water contamination by atrazine and other pesticides. To solve this issue, a mixed-linker metal-organic framework (MOF) photo-Fenton catalyst, Fe-PCN-134, was prepared and evaluated for atrazine degradation in water. Fe-PCN-134 could degrade atrazine up to 99.41% in ~80 min and could be used stably for four cycles. Atrazine degradation conformed to pseudo-first-order kinetics, with a rate constant ~103 times that of Fe(III)tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin chloride. In the mixed junction MOF, the introduction of tetrakis(4-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin and Fe3+ coordination could reduce the material bandgap, improving the separation and transport efficiencies of photogenerated electron-hole pairs. Further, the material could undergo a Fenton reaction during the photocatalytic reaction, ultimately producing h+, ·OH, ·O2− and 1O2 and thereby accelerating atrazine degradation. The safety and feasibility of using Fe-PCN-134 in pesticide-contaminated water treatment have been demonstrated by testing the plant and cell toxicity of the water after the photo-Fenton treatment.