Highly efficient ultrasound-driven Cu-MOF/ZnWO₄ heterostructure: An efficient visible-light photocatalyst with robust stability for complete degradation of tetracycline.

ABSTRACT: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are a significant class of porous, crystalline materials composed of metal ions (clusters) and organic ligands. The potential use of copper MOF (Cu-BTC) for the sonophotocatalytic degradation of Tetracycline (TC) antibiotic was investigated in this study. To enhance its catalytic efficiency, S-scheme heterojunction was created by combining Cu-BTC with Zinc tungstate (ZnWO₄), employing an ultrasound-assisted hydrothermal method. The results demonstrated that the Cu-BTC/ZnWO₄ heterojunction exhibited complete removal of TC within 60 min under simultaneous irradiation of visible light and ultrasound. Interestingly, the sonophotocatalytic degradation of TC using the Cu-BTC/ZnWO₄ heterojunction showed superior efficiency (with a s

SUBMITTER: Jeyaprakash JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653955 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature