화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.77, 393-407, September, 2019
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.05.003  Export Citation
Bio-inspired hierarchical hetero-architectures of in-situ C-doped g-C3N4 grafted on C, N co-doped ZnO micro-flowers with booming solar photocatalytic activity
Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed1, 2, †, M.F. M. Zain3, †, Lorna Jeffery Minggu1, Mohammad B. Kassim1, 2, Juhana Jaafar4, Nor Aishah Saidina Amin5, Mohd Sufri Mastuli6, 7, Hao Wu8, Roong Jien Wong8, and Yun Hau Ng8, 9
  • 1Fuel Cell Institute (SELFUEL), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 2Centre for Advanced Materials and Renewable Resources (CAMARR), Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 3Sustainable Construction Materials and Building Systems (SUCOMBS) Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia
  • 4Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  • 5Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM, Skudai, Johor Baharu, Johor, Malaysia
  • 6Centre for Nanomaterial Research, Institute of Science, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 7School of Chemistry and Environment, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 8Particles and Catalysis Research Group, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
  • 9School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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The in-situ hierarchical heterojunction photocatalyst consists of C-doped g-C3N4 (CCN) grafted on the C, N co-doped ZnO were successfully realized via simple bio-template hydrothermal approach. The resultants hierarchical heterojunction photocatalyst exhibited excellent UV to the near infrared absorption capability. The electrochemical analysis and photoluminescence spectroscopy revealed that the hierarchical heterojunction photocatalyst possessed excellent charge generation and separation efficiency. The resultant hierarchical heterojunction photocatalyst exhibited remarkable photocatalytic performance in the photodegradation of bisphenol A and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution under simulated solar irradiation. The enhancement of photocatalytic performance was mainly attributed to the combined effect of hierarchical morphology, in-situ doping, and heterojunction formation.
Keywords:Bio-template;Hierarchical;Non-Metal doping;Bisphenol A;Hydrogen evolution
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