Preparation of a g-C3N4/UiO-66-NH2/CdS Photocatalyst with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for Tetracycline Degradation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of g-C3N4
2.3. Preparation of g-C3N4/UiO-66-NH2 Composite
2.4. Preparation of the g-C3N4/UiO-66-NH2/CdS Composite
2.5. Characterization
2.6. Evaluation of Photocatalytic Activity
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of the g-C3N4/UiO-66-NH2/CdS Composite
3.2. Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline
3.2.1. Effect of the CdS Loading Amount
3.2.2. Effect of the Initial TC Concentration
3.2.3. Effect of pH
3.2.4. Reusability and Stability of the gUS-1 Composites
3.2.5. Electrochemical Properties of gUS-1
3.3. Possible Mechanism of Photocatalytic Degradation
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | CCatalyst g/L | CTC mg/L | DR% | References |
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Sn3O4/g-C3N4 | 0.5 | 10 | 72.2% | 35 |
g-C3N4/Nb2O5 | 0.5 | 10 | 76.2% | 36 |
β-Bi2O3@g-C3N4 | 0.5 | 10 | 80.2% | 37 |
g-C3N4/Ag2CO3/graphene | 0.6 | 20 | 81.6% | 38 |
g-C3N4/Ag/P3HT | 1 | 20 | 75% | 39 |
gUS-1 | 0.5 | 20 | 83% | this work |
Sample | k | b | R2 |
---|---|---|---|
g-C3N4 | 0.00401 | 0.04827 | 0.94 |
CdS | 0.00208 | −0.01071 | 0.99 |
gU-3 | 0.00425 | 0.08814 | 0.90 |
gUS-10 | 0.003 | 0.007 | 0.99 |
gUS-2 | 0.008 | 0.252 | 0.89 |
gUS-1 | 0.00922 | 0.27568 | 0.89 |
gUS-0.5 | 0.008 | 0.209 | 0.90 |
gUS-0.1 | 0.005 | 0.177 | 0.87 |
pH | k | b | R2 |
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3 | 0.00458 | −0.00162 | 0.99 |
5 | 0.00846 | −0.01071 | 0.93 |
7 | 0.00872 | 0.27789 | 0.91 |
9 | 0.01781 | 0.27994 | 0.82 |
11 | 0.01625 | 0.17306 | 0.87 |
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Zhang, H.; Li, J.; He, X.; Liu, B. Preparation of a g-C3N4/UiO-66-NH2/CdS Photocatalyst with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for Tetracycline Degradation. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1824. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091824
Zhang H, Li J, He X, Liu B. Preparation of a g-C3N4/UiO-66-NH2/CdS Photocatalyst with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for Tetracycline Degradation. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(9):1824. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091824
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Hao, Jialiang Li, Xianglei He, and Bo Liu. 2020. "Preparation of a g-C3N4/UiO-66-NH2/CdS Photocatalyst with Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for Tetracycline Degradation" Nanomaterials 10, no. 9: 1824. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091824