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: Received: 11 April 2018 / Approved: 11 April 2018 / Online: 11 April 2018 (14:29:45 CEST)
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Guo, Y.; Sun, J.; Chang, H.; Zhao, X. Direct Exfoliation of g-C3N4 with Addition of NaOH for Enhanced Photocatalytic Cr(Ⅵ) Reduction. Preprints2018, 2018040155. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201804.0155.v1
Guo, Y.; Sun, J.; Chang, H.; Zhao, X. Direct Exfoliation of g-C3N4 with Addition of NaOH for Enhanced Photocatalytic Cr(Ⅵ) Reduction. Preprints 2018, 2018040155. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201804.0155.v1
Guo, Y.; Sun, J.; Chang, H.; Zhao, X. Direct Exfoliation of g-C3N4 with Addition of NaOH for Enhanced Photocatalytic Cr(Ⅵ) Reduction. Preprints2018, 2018040155. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201804.0155.v1
APA Style
Guo, Y., Sun, J., Chang, H., & Zhao, X. (2018). Direct Exfoliation of g-C3N4 with Addition of NaOH for Enhanced Photocatalytic Cr(Ⅵ) Reduction. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201804.0155.v1
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Guo, Y., Hui Chang and Xu Zhao. 2018 "Direct Exfoliation of g-C3N4 with Addition of NaOH for Enhanced Photocatalytic Cr(Ⅵ) Reduction" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201804.0155.v1
Abstract
A simple, effective and environmental-friendly method was adopted for enhancing the photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 in the reduction of aqueous Cr(Ⅵ) under visible-light irradiation. The enhancement was achieved via treatment of g-C3N4 in organic solvent with addition of NaOH particles by ultrasonic process for two hours. The results demonstrated that the treated g-C3N4 exhibited much higher photocatalytic activity than pristine g-C3N4 in the reduction of Cr(VI) . Under visible light irradiation for 120 min, the reduced ratios of Cr(VI) with the initial concentration of 50 mg/L in the presence of the treated g-C3N4and pristine g-C3N4 were 100% and 37.1%, respectively. With the addition of fulvic acid, Cr(VI) was efficiently removed at 40 min. Based on the characterization results of the structures and other physiochemical properties of the treated g-C3N4 and pristine g-C3N4 by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and UV Vis diffuse reflectance, the possible reasons responsible for the enhanced photocatalytic activity of the treated g-C3N4 were proposed. The yield and mechanism of different exfoliation methods were compared by semi-quantitative method.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Physical Chemistry
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