Construction of novel Zn2TiO4/g-C3N4 Heterojunction with efficient photodegradation performance of tetracycline under visible light irradiation     
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Doç. Dr. Özlem TUNA Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Esra Bilgin Şimşek
Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Dergi ISSN 0944-1344 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q1
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 11-2020
Cilt No 28
Sayı 8
Sayfalar 10005 / 10017
DOI Numarası 10.1007/s11356-020-11539-9
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11539-9
Özet
This work presented facile fabrication of carbon nitride (CN)/zinc titanate (ZT) heterojunction by one-step ball milling process for visible light-induced photocatalytic degradation. The phase structures, morphologies, functional groups, and optical properties of the prepared materials were systematically characterized by XRD, FTIR, UV-Vis DRS, and SEM techniques. The ball milling for 10 min significantly improved visible light absorption properties; the as-synthesized ZT/CN catalyst (2.8 eV) showed lower band gap energy than bare ZT (3.2 eV). This result revealed a successful incorporation. The photocatalytic activities of the heterostructure catalysts (ZT/CN) evaluated by degrading tetracycline under visible light irradiation and highest TC removal rate were obtained as 0.0193 min−1 for ZT/CN/5, which was 6.2 times higher than that of bare CN. The most efficient photocatalyst (ZT/CN/5) could be performed three times without any loss of phase. In addition, the heterostructure catalyst was found as promising candidate for efficient photocatalytic degradation of other antibiotics and dye components.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Ball-milling | Carbon nitride | Photocatalysis | Tetracycline | Visible light | Zinc titanate