Catalytic Materials

Study on synthesis of ZnO/g-C3N4 photocatalysts using solid phase reaction method and their photocatalytic property

  • Yanxiang Feng ,
  • Wangxi Zhang ,
  • Baoyan Liang
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  • Materials and Chemical Engineering School,Zhongyuan University of Technology,Zhengzhou 450007,China

Received date: 2020-04-18

  Online published: 2020-11-24

Abstract

ZnO/g-C3N4 photocatalysts were prepared by solid-state grinding method at room temperature using Zn(CH3COO)2,NaOH and g-C3N4 powders as raw materials.Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate powder was added as a surfactant.The photocatalytic properties of the composites were studied.Results showed that ZnO/g-C3N4 composites formed after solid-state grinding and that g-C3N4 was refined into thin sheets.The addition of sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate powder promoted the phase transformation of g-C3N4.When the content of g-C3N4 was low,the product assumed a nanoflower morphology,which was composed of a large number of ZnO nanosheets loaded on g-C3N4 flakes.When the content of g-C3N4 was higher,the produc presented many 2D g-C3N4 nanosheets loaded by ZnO nanocrystals.The synthesized ZnO/g-C3N4 composites exhibited good visible-light photocatalytic activity to methylene blue.

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Yanxiang Feng , Wangxi Zhang , Baoyan Liang . Study on synthesis of ZnO/g-C3N4 photocatalysts using solid phase reaction method and their photocatalytic property[J]. Inorganic Chemicals Industry, 2020 , 52(10) : 157 -160 . DOI: 10.11962/1006-4990.2019-0579

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