화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.57, 405-415, January, 2018
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2017.08.049  Export Citation
Fabrication of flower-like copper cobaltite/graphitic-carbon nitride (CuCo2O4/g-C3N4) composite with superior photocatalytic activity
Jeghan Shrine Maria Nithya, Jeong Yeon Do, and Misook Kang†
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea
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Industrial discharge of synthetic dyes is one of the crucial environment issues need to be resolved. To develop efficient visible light driven photocatalyst, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) and flower-like copper cobaltite (CuCo2O4) composites were fabricated for the degradation of methyl orange (MO) dye under simulated solar light irradiation. HRTEM result confirms the smart hybrid structure of CuCo2O4 and g-C3N4 were formed with superior distribution of g-C3N4 on the surface of petal-like CuCo2O4 structure. The photocatalytic results demonstrate that CuCo2O4/g-C3N4 (1:2) with H2O2 addition exhibits excellent photodegradation for MO dye (97%) with minimal time (60 min). The improved photocatalytic performances can be ascribed due to synergistic dispersion of porous CuCo2O4 (p-type) and g-C3N4 sheets (n-type) semiconductors provide enhanced visible light absorption with efficient separation of electrons.hole pairs. These new insight CuCo2O4/g-C3N4 based photocatalyst applicable for water splitting and treating industrial wastewater.
Keywords:CuCo2O4/g-C3N4 composite;Porous materials;Hydrothermal;Photocatalyst;Visible light
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