Tubular graphitic carbon nitride-anchored on porous diatomite for enhanced solar energy efficiency in photocatalytic remediation and energy storage performance
     
Yazarlar (4)
Doç. Dr. Özlem TUNA Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Hatice Hande MERT Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mehmet Selçuk MERT Yalova Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Esra Bilgin Şimşek Gebze Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal of Environmental Management (Q1)
Dergi ISSN 0301-4797 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 08-2024
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 366 / 1 / – DOI 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121891
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121891
Özet
Dual functional materials can be beneficial for simultaneous application in different fields. Herein, tubular graphitic carbon nitride (TCN) was anchored on natural diatomite (DT) by performing a simple hydrothermal-calcination method and the as-obtained composite (TCN/DT) was utilized in both photocatalytic remediation and thermal energy storage. The optimal sample, TCN/DT/3, could degrade 88.9 % of tetracycline, which was about 2.87 times than that of the pristine TCN. This could be due to extended light absorption ability, altered band structure and enhanced separation rate of photoinduced carrier. The photocatalytic efficiency remained 78.0% after fifth cycle, indicating its reusability feature. The reaction was mainly driven by superoxide radicals as well as holes and hydroxyl radicals mediated the reaction. The TCN/DT/3/Vis system showed good performance at near-neutral pH, also the system could be efficiently performed under tap water and drinking water. On the other hand, the usage of TCN/DT/3 catalyst as a framework for shape-stabilized stearic acid (SA) based composite phase change materials (PCMs) was explored. The composite PCM exhibited higher thermal energy storage capacity accompanied with improved thermal conductivity in comparison with DT/PCM composite. This study presented a novel composite materials which exhibited a synergistic effect between TCN and DT, resulting in high photocatalytic activity and effective thermal energy storage capacity.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Carbon nitride | Diatomite | Photocatalysis | Thermal energy storage