Superwetting Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) anchored mesh with enhanced photocatalytic and antibacterial activities for efficient water purification

Superwetting materials have drawn unprecedented attention in the treatment of oily wastewater due to their preferable anti-fouling property and selective oil/water separation.However,it is still a challenge to fabricate multifunctional and environmentally friendly materials,which can be stably applied to purify the actual complicated wastewater.Here,a Ag/Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterostructure anchored copper mesh was intentionally synthesized using a facile two-step hydrothermal method.The resultant mesh with superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity was capable of separating various oil/water mixtures with superior separation efficiency and high permeationflux driven by gravity.Benefiting from the joint effects of the smaller band gap of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) heterojunction,inherent antibacterial capacity of Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) and Ag nanoparticles,favorable conductive substrate,as well as the hierarchical structure with superwettability,such mesh presented remarkably enhanced degradation capability toward organic dyes under visible light irradiation and antibacterial activity against both Escherichia coli(E.coli)and Staphylococcus aureus(S.aureus)compared with the pure Ag/α-Fe_(2)O_(3) coated mesh.Impressively,the mesh exhibited bifunctional water purification performance,in which organic dyes were eliminated simultaneously from water during oil/water separation in onefiltration process.More importantly,this mesh behaved exceptional chemical resistance,mechanical stability and long-term reusability.Therefore,this material with multifunctional integration may hold promising potential for steady water purification in practice.

Tunable Co/ZnO/C@MWCNTs based on carbon nanotube-coated MOF with excellent microwave absorption properties

The development of global information technology makes human life intelligent,and the large-scale use of various electronic devices increases the electromagnetic radiation in the surrounding environment.This has created a requirement for the development of high-performance electromagnetic wave absorbers to eliminate electromagnetic pollution.However,the preparation of electromagnetic wave absorbers with excellent electromagnetic loss capability remains a great challenge.Here,we present a method to prepare Co/ZnO/C@MWCNTs(CZC@M)composites by pyrolysis of ZnCo-MOF@MWCNTs(MOF@M).Specifically,MWCNTs are uniformly distributed on the CZC surface to form multiple heterogeneous interfaces,which will lead to an increase in polarizability.In addition,changing the amounts of MWCNTs in the composite can modulate its dielectric constant and impedance matching properties.Impressively,at only 10%sample content,the minimum reflection loss of-41.75 d B and the maximum effective absorption bandwidth of 4.72 GHz are obtained at thicknesses of 2.4 mm and 2.2 mm,respectively.Overall,the results reported in this work provide a new design strategy for the synthesis of high-performance electromagnetic wave absorbers with potential applications in the elimination of electromagnetic pollution.