Fabrication of Mesoporous V2O5@g-C3N4 Nanocomposite as Photocatalyst for Dye Degradation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Nanostructures’ Description Methods
2.2. Batch Experiments
3. Results
3.1. Nanostructures’ Characterizations
3.2. Photocatalysis Performance Part
3.2.1. Absorption Spectra Experiments
3.2.2. Effect of the Nanomaterials’ Dosage and RB Content on Photodegradation
3.2.3. Effect of Inorganic Ions
3.2.4. pH Influence on RB Dye Degradation
3.2.5. TOC Measurements
3.2.6. Nano-Catalysts Reused Study
3.2.7. Photocatalytic Mechanism
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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V2O5 Nanomaterials | Pure g-C3N4 | V2O5@g-C3N4 | |
---|---|---|---|
Energy gap (eV) | 2.84 | 2.27 | 2.41 |
Crystallite size (nm) | 45.62 | 44.08 | 44.38 |
Lattice parameters | a = 11.531Å, b = 4.377Å, and c = 3.564 Å | a = 6.237Å | a = 11.543Å, b = 4.382 Å, and c = 3.570 Å |
d-spacing (Å) | 3.88 | 4.74 | 3.96 |
BET surface area (m2/g) | 6.752 | 154 | 61.042 |
Pore volume (cm3/g) | 0.057 | 0.912 | 0.353 |
Pore radius (Å) | 17.10 | 27.8 | 18.46 |
Sample | K (min−1) | t1/2 (min) | R2 | Degradation % | Energy Gap (ev) |
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g-C3-N4 | 0.0080 | 86.64 | 0.92 | 11.5 | 2.27 |
V2O5 | 0.0026 | 266.6 | 0.95 | 31.6 | 2.84 |
V2O5@g-C3N4 | 0.0517 | 13.41 | 0.99 | 93.4 | 2.41 |
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Saleh, S.M.; Albadri, A.E.A.E.; Aissa, M.A.B.; Modwi, A. Fabrication of Mesoporous V2O5@g-C3N4 Nanocomposite as Photocatalyst for Dye Degradation. Crystals 2022, 12, 1766. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12121766
Saleh SM, Albadri AEAE, Aissa MAB, Modwi A. Fabrication of Mesoporous V2O5@g-C3N4 Nanocomposite as Photocatalyst for Dye Degradation. Crystals. 2022; 12(12):1766. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12121766
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaleh, Sayed M., Abuzar E. A. E. Albadri, Mohamed Ali Ben Aissa, and Abueliz Modwi. 2022. "Fabrication of Mesoporous V2O5@g-C3N4 Nanocomposite as Photocatalyst for Dye Degradation" Crystals 12, no. 12: 1766. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12121766