Multivalent Effect of Defect Engineered Ag 2 S/g-C 3 N 4 3D Porous Floating Catalyst with Enhanced Contaminant Removal Efficiency

Nan Zhou, Yanzhang Li, Jie Chen, Mingxin Song () and Linlin Zhang ()
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Nan Zhou: School of Applied Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Yanzhang Li: School of Applied Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Jie Chen: School of Applied Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Mingxin Song: School of Applied Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
Linlin Zhang: Key Laboratory of Agro-Forestry Environmental Processes and Ecological Regulation of Hainan Province, School of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-11

Abstract: Chlorophenols, as a major environmental pollutant, enter water systems through industrial wastewater, agricultural runoff and chemical spills, and they are stable, persistent under natural conditions, and highly hazardous to water resources. The objective of this article is to prepare Ag 2 S-modified C 3 N 4 three-dimensional network photocatalyst by calcination method to use photocatalysis as an efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly method to degrade chlorophenols. Ag 2 S/C 3 N 4 has an excellent visible light absorption range, low band gap, effective separation of photogenerated charges, and active free radicals production, all of which make for the enhancement of photocatalytic degradation performance of the Ag 2 S/C 3 N 4 system. Under the light irradiation (λ ≥ 420 nm), the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol reach 95% within 150 min, and the stable photocatalytic degradation activity can still be maintained under different pH water environment and four degradation cycles. When Ag 2 S is loaded on ACNs, more photogenerated electrons are generated and subsequent reactions produce highly reactive groups such as •O 2 − and •OH that will originally be able to continuously attack TCP molecules to degrade pollutants. Therefore, this study shows that the photocatalyst provides a novel research approach for realizing the application in the field of pollutant degradation.

Keywords: C 3 N 4; Ag 2 S; photocatalysis; pollutant degradation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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