A nanoclay-induced defective g-C3N4 photocatalyst for highly efficient catalytic reactions

Qihang Zhao; Liangjie Fu; Denghui Jiang; Yunfei Xi; Huaming Yang

doi:10.1039/c8cc04100h

A nanoclay-induced defective g-C₃N₄ photocatalyst for highly efficient catalytic reactions

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Jul 19;54(59):8249-8252. doi: 10.1039/c8cc04100h.

Authors

Qihang Zhao¹, Liangjie Fu, Denghui Jiang, Yunfei Xi, Huaming Yang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Inorganic Materials, School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China. hmyang@csu.edu.cn.

PMID: 29987276
DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04100h

Abstract

A nanoclay-induced defective graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) catalyst was successfully synthesized through intercalation and in situ calcination. The degradation time for Orange II dye using the as-synthesized g-C3N4/kaolinite (g-C3N4/Kaol) catalyst was only 10 min under visible light irradiation, which could be attributed to their special structures and synergistic effects.