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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
Volume 606, Issue -, Pages 1284-1298Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.122
Keywords
g-C3N4; Two-dimensional oxidized Sb; Nanosheet; Heterojunction; Photocatalytic disinfection
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51778295, 52070099]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University [30920021113]
- Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province
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2D/2D heterojunction photocatalysts, especially the oxidized Sb/g-C3N4 2D/2D nanosheets heterojunction, show promising photocatalytic disinfection performance. The 5.0% Sb-SbOx/CNS exhibits the best photocatalytic activity and cycling stability, attributed to the strong coupling effect enhancing interfacial charge separation.
2D/2D heterojunction photocatalysts with excellent photocatalytic activity highlight considerable potential in water disinfection. Here, an oxidized Sb/g-C3N4 2D/2D nanosheets heterojunction (Sb-SbOx/CNS) was constructed based on a facile one-step liquid-phase exfoliation method using concentrated sulfuric acid. By doing so, bulk Sb and g-C3N4 were exfoliated simultaneously and then, intercalated each other. Compared with CNS and Sb-SbOx, the obtained Sb-SbOx/CNS demonstrated better photocatalytic disinfection activity towards Escherichia coli K-12 (E. coli K-12) under visible light irradiation. The 5% oxidized Sb/g-C3N4 2D/2D nanosheets heterojunction (5.0% Sb-SbOx/CNS) exhibited the best photocatalytic performance and admirable cycling stability, which was ascribed to the unique structure where the interfacial charge separation was strengthened by the strong coupling effect between Sb-SbOx and CNS. Meanwhile, the fundamental mechanism of photocatalytic disinfection was also proposed. The photogenerated ROS (reactive oxygen species) violently attacked the E. coli K-12 membrane, creating massive and irreparable holes on the cell membrane. The leakage of cations (K+, Na+, Ca2+ and Mg2+), adenosine triphosphate, total soluble sugar and protein accelerated the destruction of E. coli K-12. Trapping experiments suggested that the photocatalytic disinfection process against E. coli K-12 was dominated by h(+) generated on 5.0% Sb-SbOx/CNS. This work offers a new promising way to modify the 2D/2D heterojunction featuring efficient photocatalytic disinfection performance. (C) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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