Efficient tetracycline adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B by uranyl coordination polymer

Two uranyl-cadmium coordination polymers based on malonic acid and 4,4′-bipyridine were synthesized. Compound 1 represents a 1D coordination polymer. Compound 2 features a two-dimensional 2D +2D → 3D polycatenated framework. Compound 2 exhibits good photocatalytic activity for dye degradation and excellent adsorption for removing tetracycline antibiotics.317