important for conversion of organic dyes. Moreover, Zhang et al. (2016) studied
other types of Cd(II)-imidazole MOFs for photocatalytic retreatment of MO. They
showed that the properties of the photocatalyst such as efficiency in the transference,
bandgap energy, and separation of charges play important role in producing the
photogeneration of charges. In addition, the high photocatalytic efficiency for the
removal of MB UV radiation was observed using Zn(II)-imidazolate MOF (ZIF-8)
(Jing et al. 2014).
10.5 Conclusions
This chapter encompasses the work done on MOFs for the photocatalytic degradation of organic dyes from wastewater. For example, MOFs are important materials
can be employed in variety environmental applications. The significance of MOFs in
Fig. 10.7 (a) Example of the types of photocatalytic mechanisms using MOF photocatalyst
mechanisms (Zeng et al. 2016), (b) photodegradation mechanism of MB and (c) effect of irradiation
time on MB using MOF as a photocatalyst under UV radiation. (Zhang et al. 2018)
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