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Enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli using g-C3N4/TiO2 hybrid photocatalyst synthesized using a hydrothermal-calcination approach
Guiying Li,Xin Nie,Jiangyao Chen,Qi Jiang,Taicheng An,Po Keung Wong,Haimin Zhang,Huijun Zhao,Hiromi Yamashita +8 more
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The study concludes that bacterial cell destruction and water disinfection can be achieved using this newly fabricated VLD hybrid photocatalyst.About:
This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 2015-12-01. It has received 303 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Photocatalysis.read more
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Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4)-Based Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis and Environmental Remediation: Are We a Step Closer To Achieving Sustainability?
TL;DR: It is anticipated that this review can stimulate a new research doorway to facilitate the next generation of g-C3N4-based photocatalysts with ameliorated performances by harnessing the outstanding structural, electronic, and optical properties for the development of a sustainable future without environmental detriment.
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A review on g-C3N4-based photocatalysts
TL;DR: In this paper, the fundamental mechanism of heterogeneous photocatalysis, advantages, challenges and the design considerations of g-C3N4-based photocatalysts are summarized, including their crystal structural, surface phisicochemical, stability, optical, adsorption, electrochemical, photoelectrochemical and electronic properties.
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Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanocomposites: A new and exciting generation of visible light driven photocatalysts for environmental pollution remediation
Gcina Mamba,Ajay K. Mishra +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the fundamental aspects of photocatalysis as a pollution remediation strategy is presented, followed by an introduction to graphitic carbon nitride as a photocatalyst, preparation strategies and its properties, and a comprehensive and critical discussion of the various most recent developments towards enhancing the visible light photocatalytic properties of g-C 3 N 4 for pollution alleviation.
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Construction of carbon dots modified MoO3/g-C3N4 Z-scheme photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for the degradation of tetracycline
Zhijie Xie,Yiping Feng,Fengliang Wang,Danni Chen,Qianxin Zhang,Yongqin Zeng,Wenying Lv,Guoguang Liu +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, a novel CD modified Z-scheme photocatalyst (CDs/g-C3N4/MoO3) was successfully constructed and the morphologies, chemical compositions, and optical properties of the prepared catalysts were investigated via a series of characterization techniques.
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Visible-light-driven removal of tetracycline antibiotics and reclamation of hydrogen energy from natural water matrices and wastewater by polymeric carbon nitride foam.
Hou Wang,Yan Wu,Mingbao Feng,Wenguang Tu,Tong Xiao,Ting Xiong,Huixiang Ang,Xingzhong Yuan,Jia Wei Chew +8 more
TL;DR: This study proves the potential of novel nonmetal porous photocatalyst to simultaneously treat wastewater while converting solar energy into clean hydrogen energy.
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A metal-free polymeric photocatalyst for hydrogen production from water under visible light
Xinchen Wang,Kazuhiko Maeda,Arne Thomas,Kazuhiro Takanabe,Gang Xin,Johan M. Carlsson,Kazunari Domen,Markus Antonietti +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that an abundant material, polymeric carbon nitride, can produce hydrogen from water under visible-light irradiation in the presence of a sacrificial donor.
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Polymeric Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a Heterogeneous Organocatalyst: From Photochemistry to Multipurpose Catalysis to Sustainable Chemistry
TL;DR: The "polymer chemistry" of g-C(3)N(4) is described, how band positions and bandgap can be varied by doping and copolymerization, and how the organic solid can be textured to make it an effective heterogenous catalyst.
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Photodegradation of Rhodamine B and Methyl Orange over Boron-Doped g-C3N4 under Visible Light Irradiation
TL;DR: The photodegradation mechanisms for two typical dyes, rhodamine B (Rh B) and methyl orange (MO), are proposed based on comparison experiments and the electron paramagnetic resonance was used to detect the active species for the photodegrading reaction over g-C(3)N(4).
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Phosphorus-doped carbon nitride solid : enhanced electrical conductivity and photocurrent generation
TL;DR: A "structural doping" strategy was reported, in which phosphorus heteroatoms were doped into g-C(3)N(4) via carbon sites by polycondensation of the mixture of the carbon nitride precursors and phosphorus source (specifically from 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ionic liquid).
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Enhancement of photocurrent and photocatalytic activity of ZnO hybridized with graphite-like C3N4
TL;DR: In this article, a ZnO photocatalyst was hybridized with graphite-like C3N4 via a monolayer-dispersed method, and the photocurrent of C 3N4/ZnO was enhanced by 5 times under UV irradiation and a photocurrent under visible light irradiation.