A nanoscale Fe(ii) metal–organic framework with a bipyridinedicarboxylate ligand as a high performance heterogeneous Fenton catalyst

Abstract

With 2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-dicarboxylate as the ligand, a nanoscale Fe(II) MOF material (Fe-bpydc) was synthesized. Fe-bpydc could activate H₂O₂ to degrade organic pollutants in near neutral conditions, and its activity and stability are superior to reported results. Interestingly, Fe-bpydc only consumes H₂O₂ in the presence of organics, leading to high H₂O₂ utilization efficiency.