Nitrogen photofixation ability of g-C3N4 nanosheets/Bi2MoO6 heterojunction photocatalyst under visible-light illumination

• Published in: Journal of colloid and interface science Vol. 563; pp. 81 - 91
• Main Authors: Vesali-Kermani, Elham, Habibi-Yangjeh, Aziz, Diarmand-Khalilabad, Hadi, Ghosh, Srabanti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 15.03.2020
• Subjects: ammonia; ammonium; Bi2MoO6; bismuth; carbon nitride; electric current; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; ethanol; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; g-C3N4 nanosheets; graphene; Heterojunction; light; lighting; molybdates; N2 photofixation; nanocomposites; nanosheets; nitrogen; photocatalysts; photoreduction; solvents; thermogravimetry; transmission electron microscopy; Visible-light photocatalyst; X-ray diffraction; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Visible-light photocatalyst; Bi2MoO6; g-C3N4 nanosheets; N2 photofixation; Heterojunction

[Display omitted] •g-C3N4 nanosheets/Bi2MoO6 photocatalysts as efficient photocatalysts are reported.•The nanocomposite with 30% of Bi2MoO6 displayed the highest activity in ammonia production.•Activity was 1.9 and 9.2 times higher than g-C3N4 nanosheets and Bi2MoO6, respectively.•Effects of solvent...