Mechanistic insights into 4-nitrophenol degradation and benzyl alcohol oxidation pathways over MgO/g-C3N4 model catalyst systems

• Published in: Catalysis science & technology Vol. 8; no. 11; pp. 2825 - 2834
• Main Authors: P V R K Ramacharyulu, Abbas, Sk Jahir, Sahoo, Smruti R, Shyue-Chu Ke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2018
• Subjects: Alcohol; Benzyl alcohol; Carbon nitride; Catalysis; Catalysts; Catalytic activity; Chemical synthesis; Composite materials; Electrons; Light emitting diodes; Luminous intensity; Magnesium oxide; Melamine; Nitrophenol; Oxidation; Photocatalysis; Photodegradation; Pollution abatement; Rate constants; Scavenging; Singlet oxygen

A series of g-C3N4-based visible light active photocatalysts was prepared by using melamine as a precursor and MgO as a dopant. The composites exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity in the degradation of 4-nitrophenol and selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol in aqueous media under a low-power...