Augmenting the Photocatalytic Performance of Direct Z-Scheme Bi2O3/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
Evaluation of Photocatalytic Activity
3. Materials and Methods
Photocatalysis Experiments
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Catalyst | Pollutant (ppm) | Irradiation Time (min) | Efficiency (%) | Reference |
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1 | ZnO-V2O5-WO3 | MB (10 ppm) | 80 min | 99.8% | [2] |
2 | PANI-CeO2-Fe2O3-NiO | MB (5 ppm) | 50 min | 99% | [3] |
3 | Bi2O3/g-C3N4 | Phenol (10 ppm) | 150 min | >70% | [14] |
4 | Bi2O3/g-C3N4 | MB (10 ppm) | 120 min | >90% | [15] |
5 | Bi2O3/g-C3N4 | Rh B (10 ppm) | 80 min | 98% | [18] |
6 | Bi2O3/g-C3N4 | Amido Black (10 ppm) | 120 min | 88.71% | [19] |
7 | NiFe2O4/CD/g-C3N4 | Rh B (10 ppm) | 120 min | 97% | [21] |
8 | Bi2O3/g-C3N4 | MB (10 ppm) | 120 min | 91.2% | This work |
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Mahalakshmi, K.; Ranjith, R.; Thangavelu, P.; Priyadharshini, M.; Palanivel, B.; Manthrammel, M.A.; Shkir, M.; Diravidamani, B. Augmenting the Photocatalytic Performance of Direct Z-Scheme Bi2O3/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite. Catalysts 2022, 12, 1544. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121544
Mahalakshmi K, Ranjith R, Thangavelu P, Priyadharshini M, Palanivel B, Manthrammel MA, Shkir M, Diravidamani B. Augmenting the Photocatalytic Performance of Direct Z-Scheme Bi2O3/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite. Catalysts. 2022; 12(12):1544. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121544
Chicago/Turabian StyleMahalakshmi, Krishnasamy, Rajendran Ranjith, Pazhanivel Thangavelu, Matheshwaran Priyadharshini, Baskaran Palanivel, Mohamed Aslam Manthrammel, Mohd Shkir, and Barathi Diravidamani. 2022. "Augmenting the Photocatalytic Performance of Direct Z-Scheme Bi2O3/g-C3N4 Nanocomposite" Catalysts 12, no. 12: 1544. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12121544