Structure determines performance: isomeric Ti-MOFs for photocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Yongzhou Zhang; Ze Luo; Tianqing Zhou; Haibo Huang; Hua Tang

doi:10.1039/d3cc05845j

Structure determines performance: isomeric Ti-MOFs for photocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Feb 13;60(14):1920-1923. doi: 10.1039/d3cc05845j.

Authors

Yongzhou Zhang¹, Ze Luo¹, Tianqing Zhou¹, Haibo Huang¹, Hua Tang¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China. huatang79@163.com.

PMID: 38264840
DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05845j

Abstract

NH₂-UiO-66(Ti) and NH₂-MIL-125(Ti) were successfully prepared by using post-synthesis exchange (PSE) and hydrothermal methods, and then these frameworks were tested for photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production in pure water under visible light. NH₂-MIL-125(Ti) exhibits superior activity compared to NH₂-UiO-66(Ti) due to its shorter Ti-O bond. In addition, NH₂-MIL-125-D (defective) demonstrates a high photocatalytic yield of hydrogen peroxide owing to the presence of defect-rich titanium rich sites.