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CATALYSTS
卷 12, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal12020120
关键词
imidacloprid (IMI); graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4); titanium dioxide (TiO2); g-C3N4; TiO2 composite; photocatalytic activity
资金
- National Research Council Thailand [IRN62W0005]
g-C3N4/TiO2 composites were fabricated through a hydrothermal method for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of imidacloprid pesticide. Among the composites, the 0.5CNS/TiO2 material showed the highest photocatalytic activity, with a 93% removal efficiency of IMI. The high photocatalytic activity of the composites was attributed to the reduction of band gap energy and suppression of charge carrier recombination on the surfaces of both TiO2 and CNS.
In this work, g-C3N4/TiO2 composites were fabricated through a hydrothermal method for the efficient photocatalytic degradation of imidacloprid (IMI) pesticide. The composites were fabricated at varying loading of sonochemically exfoliated g-C3N4 (denoted as CNS). Complementary characterization results indicate that the heterojunction between the CNS and TiO2 formed. Among the composites, the 0.5CNS/TiO2 material gave the highest photocatalytic activity (93% IMI removal efficiency) under UV-Vis light irradiation, which was 2.2 times over the pristine g-C3N4. The high photocatalytic activity of the g-C3N4/TiO2 composites could be ascribed to the band gap energy reduction and suppression of photo-induced charge carrier recombination on both TiO2 and CNS surfaces. In addition, it was found that the active species involved in the photodegradation process are OH center dot and holes, and a possible mechanism was proposed. The g-C3N4/TiO2 photocatalysts exhibited stable photocatalytic performance after regeneration, which shows that g-C3N4/TiO2 is a promising material for the photodegradation of imidacloprid pesticide in wastewater.
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