In situ Carbon Modification of g-C3N4 from Urea co-Crystal with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity Towards Degradation of Organic Dyes Under Visible Light

doi:10.1007/s40242-020-0073-7

Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 1265-1271.doi: 10.1007/s40242-020-0073-7

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In situ Carbon Modification of g-C₃N₄ from Urea co-Crystal with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity Towards Degradation of Organic Dyes Under Visible Light

ZHAO Weifeng¹, HAO Ning¹, ZHANG Gai¹, MA Aijie¹, CHEN Weixing¹, ZHOU Hongwei¹, YANG Dong², XU Ben Bin³, KONG Jie²

1. School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710021, P. R. China;
2. Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China;
3. Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK

Received:2020-03-25 Revised:2020-05-20 Online:2020-12-01 Published:2020-06-10
Contact: ZHAO Weifeng, CHEN Weixing, KONG Jie E-mail:zhaoweifeng@xatu.edu.cn;chenwx@xatu.edu.cn;kongjie@nwpu.edu.cn
Supported by:
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61604120, 51603164), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province, China(No.2019JM-527), the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province, China (No.2018JC-008), and the Key Research and Development Plan for Industry Innovation Chain(Cluster) of Shaanxi Province, China(No.2018ZDCXL-GY-09-07).

Abstract

Abstract: An in situ strategy was introduced for synthesizing carbon modified graphitic carbon nitride(g-C₃N₄) by using urea/4-aminobenzoic acid(PABA) co-crystal(PABA@Urea) as precursor materials. Via co-calcination of the PABA co-former and the urea in PABA@Urea co-crystals, C guest species were generated and compounded into g-C₃N₄ matrix in situ by replacing the lattice N of the carbon nitride and forming carbon dots onto its layer surface. The carbon modification dramatically enhanced visible-light harvesting and charge carrier separation. Therefore, visible light photo-catalytic oxidation of methylene blue(MB) pollution in water over the carbon modified g-C₃N₄(C/g-C₃N₄) was notably improved. Up to 99% of methylene blue(MB) was eliminated within 60 min by the optimal sample prepared from the PABA@Urea co-crystal with a PABA content of 0.1%(mass ratio), faster than the degradation rate over bare g-C₃N₄. The present study demonstrates a new way to boost up the photocatalysis performance of g-C₃N₄, which holds great potential concerning the degradation of organic dyes from water.

Key words: Graphitic carbon nitride, Carbon composite, Photocatalysis, Photodegradation

ZHAO Weifeng, HAO Ning, ZHANG Gai, MA Aijie, CHEN Weixing, ZHOU Hongwei, YANG Dong, XU Ben Bin, KONG Jie. In situ Carbon Modification of g-C₃N₄ from Urea co-Crystal with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity Towards Degradation of Organic Dyes Under Visible Light[J]. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 2020, 36(6): 1265-1271.

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