In-situ partial cation exchange-derived ZnIn2S4 nanoparticles hybridized 1D MIL-68/In2S3 microtubes for highly efficient visible-light induced photocatalytic H2 production

•A ternary hollow microtube MIL-68/In2S3/ZnIn2S4 (MISZ) was constructed firstly.•In-situ synthetic strategy including both sulfuration and cation-exchange was developed.•The ZnIn2S4 nanoparticles were tightly anchored in the hybrid MIL-68/In2S3 microtubes.•The MISZ-15 showed the best H2 evolution rate of 306.0 μmol g−1 h−1.•The work highlights the synthesis and the photocatalytic applications of MOFs derivatives.