BUCEA achieved a milestone by publishing its first paper as the first affiliation in a Nature research journal. Professor WANG Chongchen and his team from the School of Environment & Energy Engineering has achieved new results in the area of polyacidic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) enhancing Fenton-like reactions.
Recently, BUCEA has collaborated with Peking University (PKU) and East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST) to publish a high-level research paper titled Multi-channel electron transfer induced by polyvanadate in metal-organic framework for boosted peroxymonosulfate activation in the prestigious journal Nature Communications (IF: 16.6, ranked in the top tier by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, H-index 248). This marks the first time BUCEA has published a paper as the first affiliation in this journal.
The study reports a polyacidic MOF (Co2(V4O12)(bpy)2) as a Fenton-like reaction catalyst for efficient degradation of electron-rich micropollutants with high HOMO via a non-radical pathway. Through various experiments, characterizations and DFT calculations, it is verified that multiple host-guest interactions can be formed between PMS and the catalyst at the interface of the catalyst. It is confirmed that this activation mechanism is also applicable to other POM-MOFs/PMS systems. This study provides a research basis for the preparation of efficient polyacid-containing catalysts for water purification, sheddin a new light on the subsequent exploration of different POM-MOFs for Fenton-like reactions and their application in large-scale remediation of water environments.
This study was carried out by WANG Chongchen and his team at the School of Environment & Energy Engineering, BUCEA, in collaboration with Assistant Professor JI Haodong’s team at Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School (PKU Shenzhen) and Professor XING Mingyang’s team at ECUST, with the School of Environment & Energy Engineering of BUCEA as the first affiliation. Prof. WANG Chongchen from School of Environment & Energy Engineering, BUCEA, Assistant Prof. JI Haodong from PKU Shenzhen, and Prof. XING Mingyang from ECUST are the co-corresponding authors. LAN Mingyan, a master student at School of Environment & Energy Engineering, BUCEA, and LI Yuhang, a doctoral student at PKU Shenzhen, are the co-first authors. Prof. MA Yuhui from Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, master students LI Xinjie and MENG Linghui from School of Environment & Energy Engineering, BUCEA, CAO Jiazhen from ECUST, and GAO Shuai from PKU Shenzhen are the co-authors. This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the “Head Goose” program of BUCEA, and the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program.
Dr. WANG Chongchen, male, professor and PhD supervisor of BUCEA.He serves as the director of Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials for Building and Environment, an associate editor and editorial board member for 12 journals including Chinese Chemical Letters and Environmental Functional Materials. He holds various positions, such as council member and deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Materials Research Society. He has been recognized as a leading talent in Beijing Municipal Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talents Project and the Hundred-Thousand-Ten Thousand Plan of Beijing High-Level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Support Plan and has also been included in the Great Scholars Program. He was awarded the Beijing Distinguished Young Teacher Award in Higher Education Institutions. His main research areas include environmental functional materials and water culture.Leading over ten projectsincluding those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, he has been recognized as a global and Chinese highly cited researcher.
