A bifunctional
metal–organic framework (MOF) was successfully
designed to realize the purification of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) under
simulated sunlight irradiation. Owing to the large-size mesopores
of the MOF matrix NU-1000, β-CMCD (carboxylic β-cyclodextrin)
could be incorporated into the frameworks with a density of 2.4% to
pre-enrich the pollutant of 4-CP. Meanwhile, the photodegradation
promoter [Pd(II) meso-tetra(4-carboxyphenyl)porphine] was in situ co-assembled with the organic ligand to realize
its synchronous degradation. As for the current integrator, a Langmuir
model was used to explain the adsorption isotherm, and the Langmuir–Hinshelwood
model exhibited a better fit to its catalytic degradation behavior.
Thanks to the simultaneous presence of a capturer and a photodegradation
promoter, the adsorption capacity of 4-CP reached as high as 296 mg
g–1, which was further completely detoxified within
60 min under simulated sunlight irradiation with a half-life time
of only 5.98 min. Such excellent integrated decontamination properties
prefigure the great promising potential of multifunctional MOFs in
the field of pollution purification.