Photocatalytic removal of Rhodamine B in water using g-C3N4/MIL-53(Fe) material under LED visible light with persulfate activation

Nguyen Trung Dung; Nguyen Van Hiep; Manh B. Nguyen; Vu Dinh Thao; Nguyen Nhat Huy

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.38, No.10, 2034-2046, October, 2021

DOI10.1007/s11814-021-0846-9 Export Citation

Photocatalytic removal of Rhodamine B in water using g-C3N4/MIL-53(Fe) material under LED visible light with persulfate activation

Nguyen Trung Dung^{1, †}, Nguyen Van Hiep¹, Manh B. Nguyen^{2, 3}, Vu Dinh Thao¹, and Nguyen Nhat Huy^{4, 5, †}

¹Faculty of Physical and Chemical Engineering, Le Quy Don Technical University, 236 Hoang Quoc Viet St., Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi, Vietnam
²Institute of Chemistry (IOC), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Vietnam
³Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), 01 Dai Co Viet Road, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, Viet Nam, Vietnam
⁴Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet St., District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
⁵Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Photocatalysis is usually considered as one of the most effective methods for treating non-biodegradable pollutants commonly found in textile wastewater. In this study, the photocatalyst of g-C3N4/MIL-53(Fe) was synthesized by the hydrothermal method and applied for the removal of Rhodamine B (RhB) in water. The photocatalytic material was characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller analysis, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results showed that the g-C3N4 doped MIL-53(Fe) with 97 wt% of MIL-53(Fe) works effectively under visible light and the presence of oxidants (Na2S2O8). RhB removal efficiency can be more than 99% with 20mg/L of RhB, 300mg/L of catalyst, 200mg/L of Na2S2O8, and pH 3. In addition, the photocatalytic degradation mechanism of RhB with g-C3N4/MIL-53(Fe) was also proposed, which could be improved and studied for a wide range of applications in textile wastewater treatment.

Keywords:Rhodamine B;g-C3N4;MIL-53(Fe);Photocatalysis;Visible Light

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