Comparative Study of Pure g-C3N4 and Sulfur-Doped g-C3N4 Catalyst Performance in Photo-Degradation of Persistent Pollutant Under Visible Light

GX Liu, XD Qiao, Mohammad Ashraf Gondal, Y Liu, K Shen, QY Xu

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Abstract

Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and sulfur-doped g-C3N4 were prepared by pyrolysis of melamine and thiourea respectively. Their comparative performance was investigated for photo-degradation of a Rhodamine B (RhB) an organic toxic pollutant. The crystal structure, morphology, microscopic components and properties of the synthesized samples were characterized by XRD, TEM, FT-IR, photoluminescence (PL) emission spectroscopy and zeta potential. TG-DTA is a record of the process for pyrolysis of thiourea. Two simplified kinetic models, pseudo-first-order and pseudo-secondorder were applied to predict the adsorption rate constants. Thermodynamic parameters, such as the change in free energy, enthalpy and entropy were also calculated to analyze the process of adsorption. Adsorption isotherms and equilibrium adsorption capacities were established by three well-known isotherm models including Langmuir, Freundlich and Dubinin-Radushkevich (D-R). Both samples were investigated for underlining
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
StatePublished - 2018

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