Data from: UiO-66 supported Fe catalyst: a vapor deposition preparation method and its superior catalytic performance for removal of organic pollutants in water

A vapor deposition (VD) method was established for preparation of UiO-66
supported Fe (Fe/UiO-66) catalyst, which provided the first case of
metal-organic framework (MOF) -supported Fe catalyst prepared by using
vapor-based method. The Fe loading was around 7.0 ~8.5 wt% under present
preparation conditions. The crystal structure of UiO-66 was not obviously
influenced by the Fe loading, while the surface area significantly
decreased, implicating most of the Fe components resided within the pores
on UiO-66. The results for the methyl orange (MO) removal tests showed
that MO in aqueous solution can be removed by UiO-66 by adsorption, and in
contrast, it can be oxidized by H2O2 with the catalysis of Fe/UiO-66.
Further catalytic tests showed that Fe/UiO-66 was rather effective to
catalyze the oxidation of benzene derivatives like aniline in water in
terms of chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency. The catalytic
tests results for Fe/UiO-66 were compared to that of Fe/Al2O3 with a same
Fe loading, as well as compared to the catalysts reported in the
literature. This paper provides a general strategy for VD preparation of
MOF-supported Fe catalyst on one hand, and new catalysts for removing
organic pollutants from water on the other hand.