Oliva, Maria AngelesGiraldo, DavidAlmodova,r PalomaMartín, FranciscoLópez García, María LuisaPavlovic, IlvanaSanchez, Luis2024-12-112024-12-112024-04-10María Ángeles Oliva, David Giraldo, Paloma Almodóvar, Francisco Martín, María Luisa López, Ivana Pavlovic, Luis Sánchez, Designing a NiFe-LDH/MnO2 heterojunction to improve the photocatalytic activity for NOx removal under visible light, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 489, 1512411385-894710.1016/j.cej.2024.151241https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/1123882D/2D heterojunctions between ultrathin NiFe-CO3 layered double hydroxide (LDH) and varying amounts of birnessite (δ-MnO2) were prepared using an environmentally friendly and cost-effective self-assembly method. The prepared samples have proven to be efficient in their application, mitigating NOx emissions via a photo-oxidative process. The effective creation of 2D/2D NiFe–LDH/MnO2 heterojunctions has been verified through a variety of characterisation techniques, such as XRD, FT-IR, TGA, XFR, N2 adsorption–desorption isotherms, HRTEM and SEM images, EDX, and XPS. Photocatalytic measurements have indicated that the heterojunction formed between NiFe-LDH and MnO2 modifies its photoconductive behaviour, significantly enhancing the visible light photocatalytic performance of the partners. Finally, the optimal relationship between NiFe-LDH and MnO2 in the photocatalytic process was studied. It was found that a ratio of 10:1, respectively, exhibited superior properties compared to the other composites, highlighting the best performance in the degradation of NO under visible light and notable stability during the recycling process.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.151241https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894724027281?via%3Dihubopen access546LDHBirnessiteHeterojunctionPhotocatalysisNitrogen OxidesDepollutionCiencias23 Química