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Effective Removal of Methylene Blue on EuVO4/g-C3N4 Mesoporous Nanosheets via Coupling Adsorption and Photocatalysis

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231710003

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adsorption; photocatalysis; EuVO4; g-C3N4 heterojunction; methylene blue; Langmuir isotherm

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  1. National Natural Science Foundations of China [21865006]
  2. Key Project of Basic Research Program of Guizhou Province, China [ZK[2021]022]
  3. Science and Technology Project of Guizhou Province, China [[2018]5779-18, ZK[2021]067]

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This study synthesized EuVO4/g-C3N4 heterojunctions with ultrathin and porous structure, which increased specific surface area, reaction active sites, and visible light absorption. The heterostructure exhibited enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic removal efficiency of methylene blue (MB), making it suitable for potential wastewater treatment applications.
In this study, we first manufactured ultrathin g-C3N4 (CN) nanosheets by thermal etching and ultrasonic techniques. Then, EuVO4 (EV) nanoparticles were loaded onto CN nanosheets to form EuVO4/g-C3N4 heterojunctions (EVCs). The ultrathin and porous structure of the EVCs increased the specific surface area and reaction active sites. The formation of the heterostructure extended visible light absorption and accelerated the separation of charge carriers. These two factors were advantageous to promote the synergistic effect of adsorption and photocatalysis, and ultimately enhanced the adsorption capability and photocatalytic removal efficiency of methylene blue (MB). EVC-2 (2 wt% of EV) exhibited the highest adsorption and photocatalytic performance. Almost 100% of MB was eliminated via the adsorption-photocatalysis synergistic process over EVC-2. The MB adsorption capability of EVC-2 was 6.2 times that of CN, and the zero-orderreaction rate constant was 5 times that of CN. The MB adsorption on EVC-2 followed the pseudo second-order kinetics model and the adsorption isotherm data complied with the Langmuir isotherm model. The photocatalytic degradation data of MB on EVC-2 obeyed the zero-order kinetics equation in 0-10 min and abided by the first-order kinetics equation for10-30 min. This study provided a promising EVC heterojunctions with superior synergetic effect of adsorption and photocatalysis for the potential application in wastewater treatment.

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