Degradation of Methylene Blue in the Photo-Fenton-Like Process with WO3-Loaded Porous Carbon Nitride Nanosheet Catalyst
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of MCA-CN/WO3
2.3. Characterizations
2.4. Photocatalytic Test
2.5. Photoelectrochemical Measurement
2.6. Radical Quenching Experiments
3. Results
3.1. Characterization
3.2. Photochemical Characterization
3.3. Catalytic Performance
3.3.1. Photo-Fenton Performance of Catalysts
3.3.2. Performance Optimization of MCA-CN/WO3
3.3.3. The Effect of Experimental Parameters
3.4. Degradation Mechanism
3.5. Stability of MCA-CN/WO3 Catalyst
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Surface Area (m2 g−1) | Pore Volume (cm3 g−1) | Pore Size (nm) |
---|---|---|---|
ME-CN | 10.43 | 0.025 | 28.66 |
MCA-CN | 74.44 | 0.168 | 24.36 |
MCA-CN/WO3 | 53.84 | 0.135 | 27.50 |
Samples | Eg (eV) | EVB (eV) | ECB (eV) |
---|---|---|---|
ME-CN | 2.62 | 1.53 | −1.09 |
MCA-CN | 2.54 | 1.49 | −1.05 |
WO3 | 2.50 | 3.33 | 0.83 |
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Gao, W.; Zhang, G.; Zhang, X.; Zhou, S.; Wang, Z. Degradation of Methylene Blue in the Photo-Fenton-Like Process with WO3-Loaded Porous Carbon Nitride Nanosheet Catalyst. Water 2022, 14, 2569. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14162569
Gao W, Zhang G, Zhang X, Zhou S, Wang Z. Degradation of Methylene Blue in the Photo-Fenton-Like Process with WO3-Loaded Porous Carbon Nitride Nanosheet Catalyst. Water. 2022; 14(16):2569. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14162569
Chicago/Turabian StyleGao, Weifan, Guichang Zhang, Xiaoping Zhang, Shaoqi Zhou, and Zihao Wang. 2022. "Degradation of Methylene Blue in the Photo-Fenton-Like Process with WO3-Loaded Porous Carbon Nitride Nanosheet Catalyst" Water 14, no. 16: 2569. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14162569
APA StyleGao, W., Zhang, G., Zhang, X., Zhou, S., & Wang, Z. (2022). Degradation of Methylene Blue in the Photo-Fenton-Like Process with WO3-Loaded Porous Carbon Nitride Nanosheet Catalyst. Water, 14(16), 2569. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14162569