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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE
Volume 226, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2020.115844
Keywords
Graphitic carbon nitrogen; TiO2 nanobelt-tubes network; Three-dimensional Z-scheme; Photocatalytic degradation; Tetracycline hydrochloride
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51678323]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [ZR2019MD012, ZR2017MEE026]
- Support Plan on Youth Innovation Science and Technology for Higher Education of Shandong Province [2019KJD014]
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Netlike 3D Z-scheme graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets decorated TiO2 nanobelt-tubes (TNBTs) photoelectrodes (g-C3N4/TNBTs) were fabricated via anodization and coating technology. The network 3D photoelectrodes were characterized by HR-TEM, XPS and UV-Vis/DRS. The photoelectrochemical properties were examined to reveal the transfer and separation efficiency of photogenerated electrons. The photocatalytic activity was investigated by the photocatalytic decomposition of tetracycline hydrochloride (TC) under light irradiation. Results showed that g-C3N4 with rugged surface were loaded on TNBTs by chemical bond joint to form heterostructure. The g-C3N4/TNBTs exhibited stronger visible light absorption and reduced recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pairs than TNBTs. The photocurrent response of g-C3N4/TNBTs was similar to 1.88-fold that of TNBTs. The photocatalytic rate of g-C3N4/TNBTs for TC was significantly higher than that of TNBTs (0.017 min(-1) vs 0.007 min(-1)). The center dot O-2 and h(+) were the dominant oxidation species during the degradation of TC. The possible photocatalytic mechanism of constructing Z-scheme heterojunction was also proposed. (C) 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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