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Growth of BiOBr/ZIF-67 Nanocomposites on Carbon Fiber Cloth as Filter-Membrane-Shaped Photocatalyst for Degrading Pollutants in Flowing Wastewater

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BiOBr-based nanocomposite photocatalysts are used for removing the organic pollutants, but their poor adsorption/photocatalytic performances and the low potential for recycling limit their application. To solve the issue, herein we report a large-area recyclable CFC/BiOBr/ZIF-67 filter-membrane-shaped photocatalyst prepared by in situ growth of BiOBr/ZIF-67 nanocomposites on carbon fiber cloth (CFC). Fabrication process is based on hydrothermal synthesis of BiOBr nanosheets (diameter 0.5–1 μm) on carbon fiber cloth (as substrate material) and then a chemical bath route is used to grow ZIF-67 nanoparticles (diameter 300–600 nm) in situ on the surface of CFC/BiOBr. Resulted composite, CFC/BiOBr/ZIF-67, exhibits a high specific surface area (545.82 m2 g−1) and a wide photoabsorption, accompanied by an absorption edge (~ 620 nm). In dark condition, CFC/BiOBr/ZIF-67 adsorbs bisphenol A (BPA) and orange 7 (AO7) within 60 min, respectively with 20.0% and 40.1% efficiency. This level of efficiencies are correspondingly 2.6 and 3.2 times more that of the bare CFC/BiOBr (7.6% for BPA and 12.4% for AO7). Under visible light irradiation, CFC/BiOBr/ZIF-67 can degrade 69.7% of BPA and 96.0% of AO7, in 120 min, which are, respectively, 1.3 and 1.8 times higher than the absorption efficiency of bare CFC/BiOBr (53.2% for BPA, 52.0% for AO7). When CFC/BiOBr/ZIF-67 is used as a filter membrane for photocatalytic removal of pollutants in flowing wastewater (AO7, rate: ~ 1.5 L h−1), 92.2% of AO7 can be decomposed after 10 filtering cycles. This study suggests CFC/BiOBr/ZIF-67 as a novel highly functional, recyclable and environmental friendly photo-driven membrane filter for purification and recovery of flowing surface waste waters.

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (21ZR1402500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52161145406), the Open Project Program of the State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment for the Fuzhou University, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, and DHU Distinguished Young Professor Program.

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    Xiaolong Li, Ting Liu, Yan Zhang, Jiafeng Cai, Mengqiang He & Lisha Zhang

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Li, X., Liu, T., Zhang, Y. et al. Growth of BiOBr/ZIF-67 Nanocomposites on Carbon Fiber Cloth as Filter-Membrane-Shaped Photocatalyst for Degrading Pollutants in Flowing Wastewater. Adv. Fiber Mater. 4, 1620–1631 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42765-022-00189-w

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