Improvement of photocatalytic activity of high specific surface area graphitic carbon nitride by loading a co-catalyst

Rare Metals ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 468-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ye Chen ◽  
Naoya Murakami ◽  
Hai-Yan Chen ◽  
Jia Sun ◽  
Qi-Tao Zhang ◽  
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NANO ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (06) ◽  
pp. 2050079
Author(s):  
Xuelei Li ◽  
Jinfeng Bai ◽  
Jiaqi Li ◽  
Chao Li ◽  
Junru Zhang ◽  
...  

In this study, nitrogen-deficient graphitic carbon nitride (M-LS-g-C3N4) with a mesoporous structure and a large specific surface area was obtained by calcination after melt pretreatment using urea as a precursor. X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), N2 adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis, ESR and photoluminescence (PL) were used to characterize the structure, morphology and optical performance of the samples. The TEM results showed the formation of a mesoporous structure on the 0.1[Formula: see text]M-LS-g-C3N4 surface. The porous structure led to an increase in the specific surface area from 41.5[Formula: see text]m2/g to 124.3[Formula: see text]m2/g. The UV-Vis results showed that nitrogen vacancies generated during the modification process reduced the band gap of g-C3N4 and improved the visible light absorption. The PL spectra showed that the nitrogen defects promoted the separation of photogenerated electron–hole pairs. In the visible light degradation of methyl orange (MO), the reaction rate constant of 0.1[Formula: see text]M-LS-g-C3N4 reached 0.0086[Formula: see text][Formula: see text], which was 5.05 times that of pure g-C3N4. Superoxide radicals and photogenerated holes were found to be the main active species in the reaction system. This study provides an efficient, green and convenient means of preparing graphitic carbon nitride with a large specific surface area.


RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (54) ◽  
pp. 32906-32918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian-Jiao Jiang ◽  
Cai-Wu Luo ◽  
Chao Xie ◽  
Yue-Hua Wei ◽  
An Li

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a promising photocatalyst for environmental protection but its development is greatly limited for its application in dark Fenton-like reactions due to its extremely low specific surface area and lack of suitable active sites.


Author(s):  
E. Krushel'nickaya

Based on the change in the color of an organic dye – rhodamine B, on the surface of concrete under the action of ultraviolet radiation, a theoretical and experimental assessment of the photocatalytic activity of concrete was carried out. Photocatalytic activity was calculated using the obtained coordinates of colorimetry L * a * b *. To assess the performance of the photocatalyst over time, a test was carried out with concrete samples at the age of 7 and 28 days. Titanium dioxide of three types of anatase modification of a foreign manufacturer was used as a photocatalyst in the study. It is shown that the introduction of titanium dioxide into concrete promotes self-cleaning of its surface. The values of discoloration of the dye on the concrete surface were obtained depending on its composition and on the time of exposure to ultraviolet radiation. It was determined that the value of the specific surface area of titanium dioxide affects the photocatalytic activity. It is noted that with the age of concrete samples, there is a noticeable decrease in phototransformation. It was also found that the high specific surface area of titanium dioxide allows it to exhibit its photocatalytic properties over time.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (18) ◽  
pp. 14027-14033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhijun Huang ◽  
Fengbo Li ◽  
Bingfeng Chen ◽  
Guoqing Yuan

Nanostructured g-C3N4 with high surface area from heat treatment of guanidinium cyanurate exhibits better optical properties and enhanced photocatalytic activity.


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