The effect of hydrochloric acid on particle size in synthesis of UiO-66 by hydrothermal method and investigation on photocatalytic properties

In this study, UiO-66 was synthesized by hydrothermal method in acidic solution by different concentrations (0/25 – 1 mol) of hydrochloric acid to enhance the particle surface [1]. Also, the photocatalytic properties of UiO-66 under UV light irradiation was investigated by photodegradation of methylene blue (25 ppm) pollutants, (80% degradation in 70 min). The Synthesized UiO-66 were identified and characterized by fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron micrograph (SEM), Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and BET