Citation: Sixiao Liu, Tianyi Wang, Lei Zhang, Chengyin Wang, Huan Pang. Cerium-based metal-organic framework-modified natural mineral vermiculite for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation under visible-light irradiation[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2025, 36(3): 110058. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110058 shu

Cerium-based metal-organic framework-modified natural mineral vermiculite for photocatalytic nitrogen fixation under visible-light irradiation

College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China

wangty@yzu.edu.cn

panghuan@yzu.edu.cn

Received Date: 23 October 2023
Revised Date: 25 May 2024
Accepted Date: 27 May 2024
Available Online: 27 May 2024

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In order to protect the environment and economize energy, a nitrogen-fixing photocatalyst, VMCeact, is investigated in this work. This catalyst is prepared from a natural mineral, vermiculite, and modified by Ce-based metal-organic framework, Ce-UiO-66. Vermiculite was treated with formic acid; thus, Ce-UiO-66 particles grew in-situ on vermiculite; then, Ce-UiO-66 particles were activated by ultraviolet irradiation. The vermiculite absorbed visible light with a narrow band gap, and transferred photogenerated electrons to the active sites on Ce-UiO-66. Moreover, the lamella structure of vermiculite protected Ce-UiO-66 during photocatalytic process. Therefore, with only 45.92 wt% of Ce-UiO-66, the nitrogen fixation performance of VMCeact was 2.29 times that of pure activated Ce-UiO-66 particles under 455 nm light irradiation (apparent quantum efficiency of 4.49%), and retained at least 96.05% performance after 7 × 24 h of photocatalytic reaction. This cost-reduced, efficient and stable photocatalyst has the opportunity to facilitate environmentally friendly ammonia production.
- Metal-organic frameworks,
- Vermiculite,
- Nitrogen fixation,
- Visible-light,
- Low-cost
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