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The preparation of spherical mesoporous g-C 3 N 4 with highly improved photocatalytic performance for H 2 production and rhodamine B degradation

  • Lei Shi*
  • , Fangxiao Wang
  • , Jianmin Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Liaoning University of Petroleum and Chemical Technology
  • Shandong Normal University
  • School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Spherical mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) was successfully prepared through spherical mesoporous silica as sacrificial templates, and analyzed by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analyzer, N 2 adsorption-desorption isotherm, BET, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectra and photoluminescence spectra. Experimental results indicated that as-prepared g-C 3 N 4 exhibited spherical morphology with high surface area due to the introduced porous structure, which made the as-prepared g-C 3 N 4 possess much higher activity than the bulk g-C 3 N 4 for producing H 2 and decomposing rhodamine B (RhB) under visible light, and it also kept excellent recycling activity. Hence, this investigation provided a simple strategy for the fabrication of porous special morphology graphitic carbon nitride with excellent photocatalytic activity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-121
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Research Bulletin
Volume113
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Photocatalyst
  • Photocatalytic activity
  • Spherical mesoporous g-C N
  • Visible light

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