Abstract

In this study, a novel dopamine-imprinted MOFs (metal organic frameworks) was developed for the first time to achieve targeted degradation of refractory organic pollutants (ROPs) in advanced oxidation process. The targeted adsorption and degradation capacity of sulfamethoxazole (SMX) by molecularly imprinted catalyst (Fe-MOFs@MIP) was 3.17 times and 5.47 times that of Fe-MOFs, respectively. The results showed that the polydopamine (PDA) imprinted layer not only enhanced the targeted adsorption of SMX, but also improved the activity of the catalyst by promoting electron transfer. The physicochemical properties of Fe-MOFs@MIP were investigated. In situ Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and molecular dynamics theory were used to investigate targeted adsorption mechanism. The active species were identified by quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). The reaction sites of SMX were predicted using density functional theory (DFT) and the possible degradation pathways of SMX were proposed. Finally, the targeted degradation mechanism of Fe-MOFs@MIP was elucidated. This study has a guiding significance for the deep removal of refractory organic pollutants in wastewater.

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