Metal–organic
framework (MOF)-based magnetic Pt catalyst
Fe3O4@Pt@MIL-100(Fe) core–shell heterostructures
were prepared through transforming Fe3O4 into
MIL-100(Fe) in benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid solution along with
encapsulating the Pt nanoparticles successively adsorbed onto the
surface of the Fe3O4 nanosphere and the continuously
forming surfaces of the growing MIL-100(Fe) crystals. This method
circumvented the obstacles, controlling the formation of metal nanoparticles
(MNPs) inside MOFs or regulating growth of MOFs around the MNPs, for
preparing an MNP–MOF composite catalyst. The obtained well-defined
Fe3O4@Pt@MIL-100(Fe) core–shell heterostructure
was shown promoting catalytic activity on the reduction of 4-nitrophenol
due to the synergistic effect between the Pt nanoparticles and the
MIL-100(Fe) shell and recycling convenience due to the rapid separation
of the Fe3O4 core under an external magnetic
field.
Zero
valent iron (ZVI) is recently regarded as a promising alternative
for water disinfection, but still suffers from low efficiency. Herein
we demonstrate that amorphous zerovalent iron microspheres (A-mZVI)
exhibit both higher inactivation rate and physical removal efficiency
for the disinfection of Escherichia coli than conventional
crystalline nanoscale ZVI (C-nZVI) under aerobic condition. The enhanced E. coli inactivation performance of A-mZVI was mainly attributed
to more reactive oxygen species (ROSs), especially free •OH,
generated by the accelerated iron dissolution and molecular oxygen
activation in bulk solution. In contrast, C-nZVI preferred to produce
surface bound •OH, and its bactericidal ability was thus hampered
by the limited physical contact between C-nZVI and E. coli. More importantly, hydrolysis of dissolved iron released from A-mZVI
produced plenty of loose FeOOH to wrap E. coli, increasing
the dysfunction of E. coli membrane. Meanwhile, this
hydrolysis process lowered the stability of E. coli colloid and caused its rapid coagulation and sedimentation, favoring
its physical removal. These findings clarify the indispensable roles
of ROSs and iron corrosion products during the ZVI disinfection, and
also provide a promising disinfection material for water treatment.
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