RT Journal Article T1 Designing a NiFe-LDH/MnO2 heterojunction to improve the photocatalytic activity for NOx removal under visible light A1 Oliva Lamarca, María Angeles A1 Giraldo García, David A1 Almodóvar Losada, Paloma A1 Martín-Jiménez, Francisco de Paula A1 López, María Luisa A1 Pavlovic Milicevic, Ivana A1 Sánchez-Granados, Luis K1 Óxidos de nitrógeno AB 2D/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 photooxidative 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. PB Elselvier YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36041 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36041 LA eng NO María 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, Volume 489, 2024, 151241, NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Spain; MCIN PID2020-117516 GB-l00; PID2020-117516GB-l00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033), Albufera Energy Storage S.L. (151-2021) (A-2022) “Sistemas de almacenamiento energ´etico”. Mª ´Angeles Oliva acknowledges a contract from the Spanish Government (FPU19/03570) DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 21 ene 2026