Materials Research Express
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2022
·Vol. 9
·期 9
·095001
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IF 2.025
Wanshu Yan,Pingping Hu,Yiguo Jiang,Xiuquan Xu,Xianfeng Ma,Mengru Wang,Xinyue Bao
Photocatalytic inactivation has been proved to be an effective strategy to eliminate pathogenic bacteria in water. Herein, a novel 0D/2D p-n heterojunction of Ag2S-anchored P-doped g-C3N4 (Ag2S/PCN) were constructed by a simple two-step process coupling one-pot calcination and ultrasonic-assisted synthesis. The photocatalytic performance of as-prepared Ag2S/PCN composites was investigated by inactivating multidrug-resistant E. coli under visible light irradiation. The results indicated that Ag2S/PCN-5 possessed outstanding photocatalytic inactivation activity and superior stability, which could completely inactivate 7.0 log E. coli cells within 60 min. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of Ag2S/PCN-5 was mainly attributed to the elevated visible-light response and improved production and transfer of photoexcited charges. In addition, the free radicals trapping experiments results revealed that h+ and •O2− were predominantly responsible for the efficient inactivation activity. Finally, according to the 0D/2D structure and energy band configuration analysis, the enhanced p-n type heterojunction photocatalytic inactivation mechanism of Ag2S/PCN was discussed in detail.
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Sustainable Energy & Fuels
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2024
·Vol. 8
·期 13
·2889-2899
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Jiaqi Wang,Hongyang Huo,Guozhe Sui,Shuang Meng,Dongxuan Guo,Shanshan Fu,Dantong Zhang,Xue Yang,Jinlong Li
The development of visible-light-active photocatalysts with high performance has been regarded as a promising way to address environmental wastewater issues. In this work, a highly efficient g-C3N4/CdS/TiO2 ternary Z-type heterojunction photocatalyst with a hollow structure has been fabricated using a step-by-step self-assembly strategy, which demonstrates excellent photocatalytic performance under visible light and removes various water-soluble organic pollutants effectively. The photocatalytic degradation efficiency of 20-g-C3N4/CdS/TiO2-10 against rhodamine B (RhB) is found to be 29.8 times higher than that of the pristine g-C3N4 within 90 minutes of visible light irradiation attributed to the active species of ˙O2− and h+. Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry results suggest that the degradation pathway of RhB involves main steps such as N-de-ethylation, chromophore cleavage, ring opening, and mineralization. A series of characterization analyses, combined with the observed enhanced photocatalytic performance, indicate that the g-C3N4/CdS/TiO2 ternary heterojunction benefits from the rapid transport and separation of photogenerated carriers facilitated by the formation of a heterointerface. Furthermore, the g-C3N4/CdS/TiO2 ternary heterojunction exhibits favorable stability, with 88.1% degradation efficiency after five cycles of degradation experiments. This work provides novel insights into the preparation and application of ternary heterojunctions with superior photocatalytic performance for eliminating organic pollutants from wastewater.
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Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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2023
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Jiahui Li,Dongwei Ma,Gui Lu,Dong Fu,Carlos Ponce de León,Jia Hong Pan
Al-ion batteries (AIBs) represent promising multivalent-ion battery alternatives to Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Exploration of cathode materials is the key to improving the electrochemical performance of AIBs. Here we demonstrate a promising AIB cathode candidate based on two-dimensional graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets with reversible de/embedding of [AlCl4]− anions in its special layered porous structure during the cyclic charge/discharge process. To address the sluggish ion/charge transportation kinetics that is inherently present in AIBs due to the intrinsically low conductivity of g-C3N4, we optimize different synthetic precursors of g-C3N4 including dicyandiamide, urea, and melamine and, further, develop a facile method for uniformly coating a N-doped carbon (N–C) coating layer on the optimal g-C3N4 derived from dicyandiamide. The resultant AIBs consisting of the g-C3N4@N–C cathode and Al metal anode in the AlCl3/[EMIm]Cl electrolyte exhibit an initial capacity of ∼54.9 mAh·g–1 at 0.2 C with a high Coulomb efficiency ∼99.9%, and they possess long-term cycling over 200 cycles. The underlying charge/discharge process of AIBs, revealed by the ex situ X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses, involves the extraction/insertion of Al species (mainly Al3+, AlCl4–, and Al2Cl7–) into the g-C3N4 crystal lattices with the formation of intermediate Al8C3N4 and (ClCN)3.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2026
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Berhanu Telay Mekonnen,Daniel Manaye Kabtamu,Sun-Tang Chang,Guan-Cheng Chen,Amil Aligayev,Francisco Javier Dominguez-Gutierrez,Yao-Ming Wang,Sheng-Yu Wang,Wenyi Huo,Chen-Hao Wang
Developing cost-effective, high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for advanced clean energy technologies. This work details Sn–Fe bimetallic nanoparticles anchored on S,N-codoped graphitic carbon nitride (C3N4)-derived tubular carbon (SnFe/SNC_T), which are synthesized via a facile pyrolysis method at 850 °C (SnFe/SNC_850). The optimized SnFe/SNC_850 catalyst, which is characterized by a distinct bamboo-like tubular morphology, demonstrates superior ORR activity with a half-wave potential (E1/2) of 0.86 V vs RHE in 0.1 M KOH, surpassing commercial Pt/C (0.82 V). Furthermore, it exhibits excellent OER performance, requiring only 340 mV overpotential to achieve 10 mA cm–2, and displays remarkable overall bifunctionality. When SnFe/SNC_850 is integrated into an anion exchange membrane fuel cell (AEMFC), it delivers a peak power density of 277 mW cm–2, significantly outperforming Pt/C-based cells (168 mW cm–2). The catalyst also demonstrates exceptional durability, with only 20 mV of E1/2 decay after 30,000 cycles, compared to 50 mV for Pt/C. This enhanced performance is attributed to the synergistic interplay between Fe–Nx/Fe–Sx active sites and intermetallic Fe3SnC/FeS domains. These findings establish SnFe/SNC_850 as a highly promising nonprecious-metal bifunctional electrocatalyst for practical energy-conversion applications, paving the way for sustainable clean-energy solutions.
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2022
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Xiuling Xue,Xiaoyi Chen,Zongyu Zhang,Guofeng Fan,Tingting Ma
Graphite carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) has a strong photocatalytic capability to degrade ionic organic compounds due to its unique electrical structure with numerous marginal amino groups. A photocatalyst was fabricated via a facile in-situ sedimentation–calcine–hydrothermal method by anchoring AgBr and Bi 2 WO 6 onto the framework of phosphorus-doped g-C 3 N 4 (PCAB). The photocatalyst has been proven to have good photocatalytic degradation effect on different ionic organic pollutants. The removal rate of tetracycline, the target pollutant, can reach 99.2%, which was 1.83 times higher than that of g-C 3 N 4 within 60 min under visible light. Moreover, the degradation rates of dyes containing azo bonds and -SO 3 H can reach 100% within 20 min, as determined by the electrical relationship between the catalyst and the dye. The excellent performance can be attributed to the synergistic effect of the formation of mid-gap in g-C 3 N 4 after phosphorus doping, improvements in charge carrier transfer and the low recombination rate based on the construction of dual Z-scheme heterojunction and Ag bridge. In addition, cycling experiments and characterizations illustrated the high stability and reusability of PCAB. The main active species during photocatalytic process was·O 2 − , whereas h + and·OH played a minimal role. Ultimately, a dual Z-scheme mechanism was proposed to explain the photocatalytic reaction.
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2022
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Zhenyu Shi,Lei Rao,Peifang Wang,Lixin Zhang
In order to explore the influence of various carbon introduction on the morphology and photodegradation performance of C/g-C 3 N 4 composites, three kinds of different carbon materials: carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene (GN) and carbon fibers (CF) were introduced to modify g-C 3 N 4 , and the morphologies, light absorption capacities and the underwater purifications of the composite photocatalysts were investigated. Results showed that the composites synthesized with different carbon substrates shows great differences in growth morphology. In addition, the introduction of various carbon sources also has a great impact on the physical and chemical properties of the composites. Compared with GN/g-C 3 N 4 and CF/g-C 3 N 4 , CNT/g-C 3 N 4 shows strong light absorption ability, especially in long-wavelength region (570–660 nm). To further study the difference of degradation ability of the composites in the underwater environment , the purification performance of modified g-C 3 N 4 at different water depths were carried out. The results show that under 40 cm of water, where the light intensity and ultra violet spectral are seriously attenuated, the purification efficiency of CNT/g-C 3 N 4 at 40 cm is 3.35 times than that of g-C 3 N 4 . This work provides insight in the design of highly efficient metal-free photocatalysts for the environmental remediation.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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Yicheng Dou,Tingting Yan,Zhipeng Zhang,Qiya Sun,Lin Wang,Yongmei Li
In this study, peroxydisulfate (PDS) was activated by synthesized sulfur-doped g-C 3 N 4 (SCN) under visible-light irradiation and was adopted to enhance the removal of spiramycin, which is an important precursor of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Specifically, 95.4% of spiramycin (≤10 mg/L) was removed in 60 min under the conditions of an initial value of pH of 7.0, an SCN dose of 1.0 g/L, and a PDS dose of 200 mg/L, and its degradation fitted well with the pseudo first-order kinetics. Electron paramagnetic resonance analysis and trapping experiments confirmed that ·O 2 − and h + were the main oxidizers for the degradation of spiramycin, and ·SO 4 − and ·OH also participated in the removal of spiramycin. The removal of spiramycin in the PDS/SCN visible-light catalytic system occurred through three different pathways: aldehyde oxidation , cleavage of C-O bond and demethylation. Notably, 61.4% of NDMA formation potential (FP) was reduced after the reaction. The SCN catalyst was stable and its catalytic performance was excellent in the PDS/SCN system, as the spiramycin removal efficiency decreased only slightly from 95.4% to 87.3% after being reused three times. Therefore, our study not only provides an alternative method for removing spiramycin but can also can significantly reduce NDMA FP.
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING DATA
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2020
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Hanjun Wu,Xiaofang Yang,Huali Zhang,Dajun Shi,Yan Xia,Weijun Zhang,Zhiquan Pan,Dongsheng Wang
In this work, the humic acid (HA)-modified g-C3N4-supported hydrotalcite-like compounds (g-C3N4@HTLcs/HA) was successfully synthesized, characterized, and further applied to remove 2,4-dichlorophenol (DP), glyphosate (GH), and tetracycline (TL) from aqueous solution. The results showed that g-C3N4@HTLcs/HA had obvious layered structure, and a large amount of HA was successfully loaded on the surface. When HA concentration was 100 mg L–1, the adsorption capacity of DP, GH, and TL was relatively high. The optimal pH range of TL adsorption was 7–9 and that of DP and GH were 3–9, and the influence of ionic strength on the adsorption of g-C3N4@HTLcs/HA100 was limited. The isotherm experimental data of TL, GH, and DP adsorption onto g-C3N4@HTLcs/HA100 were best fitted by Freundlich and Langmuir models. The adsorption of TL, DP, and GH was all consonant with the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and spontaneous endothermic process. Based on the mass transfer theory, the diffusion of TL, DP, and GH on the adsorption process under liquid film control was derived. The adsorption mechanism might be the ion exchange between the layers of hydrotalcite, and the surface complexation and hydrogen bonding between various groups of HA and organic contaminants. This work suggested that g-C3N4@HTLcs/HA100 was effective in treatment of water containing various organic pollutants.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2019
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Xiuhui Li,Zongxue Yu,Liangyan Shao,Haojie Zeng,Yuchuan Liu,Xiaofang Feng
A novel strategy to construct a visible-light-driven Z-scheme heterojunction catalyst was employed by crosslinking ZnAl-layered double hydroxide (ZnAl-LDH) nanosheets with the active phase on carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) substrates via a polydopamine bridge (a similar "bridge" structure). In this paper, multiple optical and electrochemical detection methods indicated that the 0.5P-LDH_500CN photocatalyst demonstrated excellent visible-light absorption properties, photo-generated electron-hole separation ability and photocatalytic activity for p-nitrophenol under visible-light (> 420 nm), etc. A Z-scheme charge transfer mechanism via PDA bridge was proposed to achieve heterojunction charge separation. This mechanism involved the recombination of photo-induced electrons directly on the ZnAl-LDH_500 valence band through the PDA channel and the holes were captured at the conduction band energy level of the g-C 3 N 4 . The detection of active species, including O 2 -, h + and OH, further proofed the Z-scheme charge transfer mechanism, which could be speculated that all active species affected the photocatalytic reaction with the order of h + > OH > O 2 -. Meanwhile, this work also exposed that the formation of active phase in ZnAl-LDH could synergize with PDA to promote the application of visible-light-active photocatalysts based on g-C 3 N 4 materials in high-efficiency energy.
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JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2024
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Tianrui Xu,Guanghui Wang,Zehua Liu,Nansheng Deng,Xuewen Zhang
A green, efficient and recyclable magnetic BiFeO 3 /Cl-g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst was prepared for the simultaneous removal of Cr(Ⅵ) and tetracycline (TC) from water by wet chemical and thermal synthesis methods. Experimental results revealed that BiFeO 3 /Cl-g-C 3 N 4 achieved a removal efficiency of 96.1 % for Cr(Ⅵ) and 98.2 % for TC under visible light irradiation for 50 min at pH 6. The results of the work function, charge density difference, UV–vis DRS, PL, PC and EIS tests indicate the formation of S-scheme heterojunctions between BiFeO 3 and Cl-g-C 3 N 4 , which exhibits superior carrier separation and migration efficiency. The evidence for interfacial charge transfer from BiFeO 3 to Cl-g-C 3 N 4 within BiFeO 3 /Cl-g-C 3 N 4 was further corroborated by means of ISIXPS, EPR and KPFM. Moreover, calculations of the density of states demonstrate that the introduction of Cl enhances the reduction capability of BiFeO 3 /Cl-g-C 3 N 4 . Results from ESR tests and trapping experiments has demonstrated that the singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) and electrons are the primary active species. Furthermore, the high removal rates of TC and Cr(VI) from industrial wastewater and groundwater, coupled with the lower ecotoxicity of TC degradation intermediates, indicate that BiFeO 3 /Cl-g-C 3 N 4 has the potential for practical applications. After five cycles, the BiFeO 3 /Cl-g-C 3 N 4 still removed 90.5 % of TC and 96 % of Cr(Ⅵ).
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2024
·Vol. 14
·期 22
·6621-6640
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Bin Guan,Junyan Chen,Zhongqi Zhuang,Zhan Gao,Zeren Ma,Xuehan Hu,Chenyu Zhu,Sikai Zhao,Kaiyou Shu,Hongtao Dang,Tiankui Zhu,Zhen Huang
As a promising future energy material, g-C3N4 as a CO2 photo-thermal-reduction catalyst can effectively convert CO2 to renewable fuel, but the low yield and low product selectivity significantly limit its further development and application. Herein, Ag and Bi2MoO6 were loaded separately or together on g-C3N4 catalysts by photo-deposition and solvothermal synthesis methods, wherein the conversion efficiency of the g-C3N4 catalyst co-loaded with 0.5% Ag and 10% Bi2MoO6 was the highest (CO yield = 50.77 μmol g−1 h−1, CO selectivity = 96.98%). Characterization shows that the co-loading of Ag and Bi2MoO6 reduces the band gap of g-C3N4, improves the light absorption performance, and promotes the photoelectron transfer and CO2 adsorption, which may be attributed to the LSPR of Ag and the Z-scheme heterojunction between g-C3N4 and Bi2MoO6. The results of in situ DRIFTS and DFT calculations are consistent with the above conclusion and show that Ag loading effectively reduces the energy barrier of each intermediate state. This thesis aims to provide data support and theoretical guidance for optimal design of g-C3N4 catalysts.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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Yan Feng,Yue Tao,Jianhua Qu,Ying Zhang
A remediation strategy for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil was proposed that combined soil washing (SW) and photocatalytic oxidation. In this study, naphthalene (2-ring Nap), phenanthrene (3-ring PHE), and pyrene (4-ring Pyr) served as model pollutants. We assessed the efficacy of Triton X-100 (TX-100) in desorbing PAHs from contaminated soil and its impact on subsequent photocatalytic degradation. TX-100 achieved desorption efficiencies of 72.1% for Nap, 63.3% for PHE, and 52.1% for Pyr during SW. The desorption process of PAHs from soil showed strong closely dependent on TX-100 concentration. Furthermore, a BiOBr/g-C 3 N 4 -30% (BOB/CN-30%) photocatalyst was employed to decompose PAHs in both synthetic and real SW effluents. Quenching experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy confirmed the generation of active species (h + , OH, and O 2 − ) in the BOB/CN-30% system. Based on the photocatalytic treatment of PAHs in the synthetic SW effluent, the reactivity impact of TX-100 on PAH degradation by BOB/CN-30% depended on the TX-100 concentration. Optimal TX-100 levels enhanced PAH solubilization and decomposition, whereas excessive concentrations formed dense micelles that obstructed PAH degradation. Moreover, the coupled system exhibited efficient recirculation in real SW tests, underscoring its potential as a remediation option for PAHs-contaminated soils.
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