Issue 22, 2016

Synthesis of a novel and stable reduced graphene oxide/MOF hybrid nanocomposite and photocatalytic performance for the degradation of dyes

Abstract

A simple and facile solvothermal method is developed for the preparation of a reduced graphene oxide/NH2-MIL-125(Ti) (rGO–NMTi) hybrid nanocomposite photocatalyst with large specific surface area and thermal stability. This rGO–NMTi-x hybrid nanocomposite exhibited a more efficient photocatalytic performance than NH2-MIL-125(Ti) for methyl blue (MB) degradation under visible-light irradiation due to the synergetic action between rGO and NH2-MIL-125(Ti). Therefore, rGO/MOFs photocatalysts have great potentiality in environmental remediation. The structure and physical properties of rGO, NH2-MIL-125(Ti) and rGO–NMTi-x hybrid nanocomposites were characterized by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption/desorption, high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), laser Raman, UV-visible absorption spectra (UV-DRS) and FT-IR techniques.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of a novel and stable reduced graphene oxide/MOF hybrid nanocomposite and photocatalytic performance for the degradation of dyes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 dec 2015
Accepted
31 jan 2016
First published
11 feb 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 17873-17879

Synthesis of a novel and stable reduced graphene oxide/MOF hybrid nanocomposite and photocatalytic performance for the degradation of dyes

L. Huang and B. Liu, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 17873 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA25689E

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