Fe3O4 Nanorods Coated with ZIF-8 and Decorated with Pt Nanoparticles as Magnetically Actuated Nanoscale Stirring Bars for Catalytic Dye Degradation, H2 Production, and Hydrogenation of Olefins

A well-designed magnetic rodlike MOF-based nanocomposite confining highly dispersed Pt single atoms and clusters (denoted as Fe3O4-NR@ZIF-8/Pt) is fabricated and plays dual functional roles in high-efficient nanocatalysis and magnetically actuated stirring. Results of the catalytic experiments for dye degradation, hydrogen production of NaBH4, and hydrogenation of olefins show that Fe3O4-NR@ZIF-8/Pt exhibits enhanced catalytic performance in the absence of external stirring, compared with those of traditional catalytic systems, which need external stirring. Of special note, this proposed structure provides a facile and effective methodology to improve the catalytic performance of MOF-based composites without traditional external stirring and offers an outlook toward extending more application fields of MOFs and other porous materials.

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The newly designed nanocomposite Fe3O4-NR@ZIF-8/Pt shows enhanced catalytic performance without the need for external stirring compared to traditional catalytic systems, offering a potential way to improve the catalytic properties of MOF-based materials.