Inorganic Chemicals Industry ›› 2025, Vol. 57 ›› Issue (3): 124-132.doi: 10.19964/j.issn.1006-4990.2024-0369

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Study on synthesis and catalytic mechanism of CdS/g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst

LI Zihan1(), ZHANG Jiaqi1, LI Shizhuo1, LI Xinyu1, LIU Shaozhuo1, WANG Yihao1, HAO Yucui1(), LIU Jian1, LI Yanhua2   

  1. 1. School of New Materials and Chemical Engineering,Tangshan University,Tangshan 063099,China
    2. Jijianlian(Tangshan) Environmental Testing Technology Co. ,Ltd. ,Tangshan 063010,China
  • Received:2024-07-01 Online:2025-03-10 Published:2025-03-21
  • Contact: HAO Yucui E-mail:1156646896@qq.com;zljzjh0001@163.com

Abstract:

g-C3N4 yellow powder was prepared by sintering and ultrasonic two-step method using melamine as raw material.Then the CdS/g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst with CdS nanoparticles coated to g-C3N4 layer structure was successfully prepared by hydrothermal method using the prepared g-C3N4,sodium sulfide and cadmium acetate as raw materials.The phase composition,microstructure,physical and chemical properties of CdS,g-C3N4 and CdS/g-C3N4 composite photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD),field emission scanning electron microscopy(FE-SEM),ultraviolet-visible-infrared diffuse reflectance spectroscopy(UV-Vis-DRS),X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy(XRF)and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The test results showed that the microstructure of prepared CdS was nanoparticle and g-C3N4 was lamellar structure.In the CdS/g-C3N4 composite materials,the g-C3N4 layer was surrounded by irregular CdS particles,g-C3N4 and CdS were closely combined into a whole composite powder particles.The photocatalytic properties of CdS,g-C3N4 and CdS/g-C3N4 composites were tested using Rhodamine B as target degradation material and xenon lamp as light source.The results showed that CdS/g-C3N4 composite photocatalyst had good photocatalytic performance,when the mass ratio of CdS to g-C3N4 was 1∶5,the photocatalytic activity of the composite was significantly stronger than that of single CdS or g-C3N4 sample.The degradation rate of Rhodanine B reached 93.7% after 40 min illumination,which was in line with the first-order kinetic equation,and the degradation rate was 6.6×10-2 min-1.The main active free radical for photodegradation of Rhodamine B was hydroxyl free radical.Based on the mechanism and degradation results,it was speculated that Z-type heterojunction should be formed between CdS and g-C3N4.

Key words: CdS/g-C3N4, photocatalysis, hydrothermal method, synthesis, catalytic mechanism

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