Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance of SAPO-5-Based g-C3N4 Composite for Rhodamine B (RhB) Degradation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of SAPO-5/g-C3N4 Composite
2.3. Characterization
2.4. Photocatalytic Experiment
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of Samples
3.2. Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance
3.2.1. Effect of Initial RhB Concentration
3.2.2. Effect of the SAPO-5 Incorporation Proportion
3.3. Reusability
3.4. Synergistic Photocatalytic Degradation Mechanism
3.5. Comparison
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Qiu, L.; Zhou, Z.; Ma, M.; Li, P.; Lu, J.; Hou, Y.; Chen, X.; Duo, S. Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance of SAPO-5-Based g-C3N4 Composite for Rhodamine B (RhB) Degradation. Materials 2019, 12, 3948. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12233948
Qiu L, Zhou Z, Ma M, Li P, Lu J, Hou Y, Chen X, Duo S. Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance of SAPO-5-Based g-C3N4 Composite for Rhodamine B (RhB) Degradation. Materials. 2019; 12(23):3948. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12233948
Chicago/Turabian StyleQiu, Lingfang, Zhiwei Zhou, Mengfan Ma, Ping Li, Jinyong Lu, Yingying Hou, Xiangshu Chen, and Shuwang Duo. 2019. "Enhanced Visible-Light Photocatalytic Performance of SAPO-5-Based g-C3N4 Composite for Rhodamine B (RhB) Degradation" Materials 12, no. 23: 3948. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12233948