Construction of mesoporous carbon nitride/binary metal sulfide heterojunction photocatalysts for enhanced degradation of pollution under visible light

• Published in: Applied catalysis. B, Environmental Vol. 218; pp. 545 - 554
• Main Authors: Liang, Qian, Jin, Jie, Zhang, Miao, Liu, Changhai, Xu, Song, Yao, Chao, Li, Zhongyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 05.12.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Band gap; Carbon nitride; Catalysis; Charge efficiency; Charge transfer; Dispersion; Heterojunction; Irradiation; Light irradiation; Light pollution; Mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride; Metal sulfides; Methylene blue; Nanoparticles; Oxidation; Particulate composites; Photocatalysis; Photocatalyst; Pollution; Radiation; Rhodamine; SnCoS4; Sulfides; SnCoS4; Mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride; Photocatalyst; Heterojunction

[Display omitted] •Synthesis of novel n-n type heterojunction mpg-C3N4/SnCoS4 was present.•mpg-C3N4/SnCoS4 showed the improved photocatalytic activity for MB and RhB removal.•Determination of CB edge of the composite was measured by Mott-Schottky plot.•The superoxide radical and hole were the main a...