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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 339, Issue -, Pages 43-53Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.06.011
Keywords
Synergistic effect; g-C3N4; Mn doping; Surface modification; Cr(VI) reduction
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21307026]
- Education Department of Henan Province [2013GGJS-138, 14B150019]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2017M612391]
- Innovation Team in Henan Province [C20150020]
- Key Scientific Research Project Funding Scheme of Colleges and Universities of Henan Province [16A150007]
- Landmark Innovation Project of Henan Institute of Science and Technology [2015BZ02]
- Research Foundation for Advanced Talents of Henan Institute of Science and Technology [2016035]
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Photocatalytic degradation by semiconductors is an ideal way to solve the environmental problem. Here, the porous Mn doped g-C3N4. photocatalyst was synthesized by the calcination-refluxing method. The as-prepared g-C3N4 exhibits the high activity of photocatalytic degradation undervisible light irradiation (> 400 nm) in the mixed system of Cr(VI) and organic pollutants. Especially, the photocatalytic activity of Cr(VI) reduction was increased from 9.5% to 76.5%, while that of Rho damine B(RhB) degradation was enhanced from 153% to 88.9% after 60 min irradiation. The porous Mn doped g-C3N4 still keeps the high degradation efficiency of mixed pollutants in the 7th running. Based on the computational modeling, the Mn doping and carboxyl modification affect the atomic arrangement and molecular orbital distribution of the g-C3N4 semiconductor, leading to the enhancement of photo-induced carrier separation. Additionally, the active oxygen species and intermediates in the photoreaction process were discovered by ESR measurement and UV-vis test. The RhB degradation in synergistic photocatalysis not only inhibits the reverse reaction of Cr(VI) reduction, but also validly supply the photogenerated electrons by the photosensitization effect. This work may be useful for rationally designing photocatalysts and providing illuminating insights into the photocatalytic mechanism. (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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