scholarly journals Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Based Composite in Advanced Oxidation Processes for Aqueous Organic Pollutants Removal: A Review

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Yu Shen ◽  
Antonio J. Dos santos-Garcia ◽  
María José Martín de Vidales
Keyword(s):  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Advanced Oxidation Processes ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Electronic Band Structure ◽  
Advanced Oxidation ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Electronic Band ◽  
Oxidation Processes ◽  
Pollutants Removal

In recent decades, a growing number of organic pollutants released have raised worldwide concern. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has drawn increasing attention in environmental pollutants removal thanks to its unique electronic band structure and excellent physicochemical stability. This paper reviews the recent progress of g-C3N4-based composites as catalysts in various advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), including chemical, photochemical, and electrochemical AOPs. Strategies for enhancing catalytic performance such as element-doping, nanostructure design, and heterojunction construction are summarized in detail. The catalytic degradation mechanisms are also discussed briefly.

scholarly journals Facile synthesis of an effective g-C3N4-based catalyst for advanced oxidation processes and degradation of organic compounds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tewodros Asefa ◽  
Zhujian Huang ◽  
Mingxiao Shen ◽  
Junhong Liu ◽  
Jiaer Ye
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Pollutants ◽  
Advanced Oxidation Processes ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Active Catalyst ◽  
Advanced Oxidation ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Facile Synthesis ◽  
Oxidation Processes ◽  
Highly Active

Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) aided by catalysts can efficiently degrade organic pollutants and decontaminate wastewater. In this work, a highly active catalyst composed of FeMn-functionalized graphitic carbon nitride (FeMn-C3N4) for...

scholarly journals Investigation of Fe-Doped Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Silver Tungstate as a Ternary Visible Light Active Photocatalyst

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Eid H. Alosaimi ◽  
Nadia Azeem ◽  
Noor Tahir ◽  
Asim Jilani ◽  
Muhammad Zahid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Metal Oxides ◽  
Advanced Oxidation Processes ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Oxidation Processes ◽  
Visible Light Active ◽  
Silver Tungstate

The rapid population growth and economic development have largely contributed to environmental pollution. Various advanced oxidation processes have been used as the most viable solution for the reduction of recalcitrant pollutants and wastewater treatment. Heterogeneous photocatalysis is one of the broadly used technologies for wastewater treatment among all advanced oxidation processes. Graphitic carbon nitride alone or in combination with various other semiconductor metal oxide materials acts as a competent visible light active photocatalyst for the removal of recalcitrant organic pollutants from wastewater. Rational designing of an environment-friendly photocatalyst through a facile synthetic approach encounters various challenges in photocatalytic technologies dealing with semiconductor metal oxides. Doping in g-C3N4 and subsequent coupling with metal oxides have shown remarkable enhancement in the photodegradation activity of g-C3N4-based nanocomposites owing to the modulation in g-C3N4 bandgap structuring and surface area. In the current study, a novel ternary Fe-doped g-C3N4/Ag2WO4 visible light active photocatalyst was fabricated through an ultrasonic-assisted facile hydrothermal method. Characterization analysis included SEM analysis, FTIR, XRD, XPS, and UV-Visible techniques to elucidate the morphology and chemical structuring of the as-prepared heterostructure. The bandgap energies were assessed using the Tauc plot. The ternary nanocomposite (Fe-CN-AW) showed increased photodegradation efficiency (97%) within 120 minutes, at optimal conditions of pH = 8, catalyst dose = 50 mg/100 ml, an initial RhB concentration of 10 ppm, and oxidant dose 5 mM under sunlight irradiation. The enhanced photodegradation of rhodamine B dye by ternary Fe-CN-AW was credited to multielectron transfer pathways due to insertion of a Fe dopant in graphitic carbon nitride and subsequent coupling with silver tungstate. The data were statistically assessed by the response surface methodology.

scholarly journals Graphitic Carbon Nitride for Photocatalytic Air Treatment

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 3038
Author(s):  
Michal Baudys ◽  
Šárka Paušová ◽  
Petr Praus ◽  
Vlasta Brezová ◽  
Dana Dvoranová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Uv Irradiation ◽  
Environmental Remediation ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Electronic Band Structure ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Paramagnetic Resonance ◽  
Electronic Band ◽  
Acetaldehyde Oxidation ◽  
Earth Abundant

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a conjugated polymer, which recently drew a lot of attention as a metal-free and UV and visible light responsive photocatalyst in the field of solar energy conversion and environmental remediation. This is due to its appealing electronic band structure, high physicochemical stability and earth-abundant nature. In the present work, bulk g-C3N4 was synthesized by thermal decomposition of melamine. This material was further exfoliated by thermal treatment. S-doped samples were prepared from thiourea or further treatment of exfoliated g-C3N4 by mesylchloride. Synthesized materials were applied for photocatalytic removal of air pollutants (acetaldehyde and NOx) according to the ISO 22197 and ISO 22197-1 methodology. The efficiency of acetaldehyde removal under UV irradiation was negligible for all g-C3N4 samples. This can be explained by the fact that g-C3N4 under irradiation does not directly form hydroxyl radicals, which are the primary oxidation species in acetaldehyde oxidation. It was proved by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy that the dominant species formed on the irradiated surface of g-C3N4 was the superoxide radical. Its production was responsible for a very high NOx removal efficiency not only under UV irradiation (which was comparable with that of TiO2), but also under visible irradiation.

Improving the photocatalytic activity of s-triazine based graphitic carbon nitride through metal decoration: an ab initio investigation

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (38) ◽  
pp. 26466-26474 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Srinivasu ◽  
Brindaban Modak ◽  
Swapan K. Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Photocatalytic Activity ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Electronic Band Structure ◽  
Density Functional Theory Calculations ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Electronic Band ◽  
Solar Water Splitting ◽  
Metal Decoration

Through density functional theory calculations, we attempted to tune the electronic band structure of poly s-triazine based graphitic carbon nitride by decorating it with different metal atoms and clusters for improving its photocatalytic activity towards solar water splitting.

Graphene/graphitic carbon nitride hybrids for catalysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 832-850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qing Han ◽  
Nan Chen ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Liangti Qu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Nitride ◽  
Electronic Band Structure ◽  
Graphitic Carbon ◽  
Graphitic Carbon Nitride ◽  
Large Specific Surface Area ◽  
Thermal And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Electronic Band ◽  
Physicochemical Stability ◽  
Photochemical Catalysis

Benefiting from the large specific surface area, outstanding electronic, optical, thermal and mechanical properties of graphene, as well as the exceptional electronic band structure and good physicochemical stability of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), graphene/g-C3N4hybrids present great potential in electrochemical and photochemical catalysis.

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