The energy storage and upconversion effect of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) could improve the photocatalytic efficiency of materials. In this study, a visible-light-driven photocatalyst , CQDs-doped carbon nitride nanosheets composite (CNS/CQDs) was in-situ synthesized by the thermal stripping of carbon nitride bulk (CNB). The as-prepared CNS/CQDs photocatalyst was systematically characterized and applied to the removal of Meloxicam (Mel) in water. The results showed that the introduction of CQDs could improve the visible light utilization of the carbon nitride. Mel (50 mL, 10 mg L −1 ) was degraded by 99.60% in 45 min with CNS/CQDs (20 mg). The stability and recycling experiments showed that CNS/CQDs could maintain high photocatalytic activity under complex matrix and multiple cycles. This work will provide a new attempt to synthesize the CQDs doped photocatalytic materials for the effective removal of organic pollutants in water under visible light.
The composites ferrous tungstate (FeWO 4 ) were fabricated as the sonocatalyst for degradation of meloxicam (MEL) in water. The composites are prepared carefully via hydrothermal reaction of sodium tungstate dehydrate and ferrous ammonium sulfate hexahydrate. The morphology of FeWO 4 were controlled successfully, by adjusting the acidity of the reaction solution (pH = 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). Multiple characterization results revealed that the obtained FeWO 4 shared the similar nano-microspheres structure, but with different BET surface area and energy gap. The sonocatalytic experiments showed that FeWO 4 nanomaterials with various synthetic pH values had different sonocatalytic performance on degradation of meloxicam (MEL), and FeWO 4 synthesized at pH 6 reaches maximum of 73.5% on degradation of MEL. This phenomenon was not only due to the moderate BET surface area (31.18 m 2 /g), moderate pore size distribution (10–30 nm) and moderate energy gap (1.73 eV) of FeWO 4 nano-microspheres, ·OH and holes also played a key role in the removal of MEL. The obtained catalyst was proved to be stable enough after four cycles. Our study demonstrates a novel finding, not reported previously, that FeWO 4 could be utilized as a promising sonocatalyst to degrade MEL by ultrasound-driven.