Fabrication of AgCl/Ag₃PO₄/graphitic carbon nitride heterojunctions for enhanced visible light photocatalytic decomposition of methylene blue, methylparaben and E. coli

Abstract

A noval ternary nanocomposite AgCl/Ag3PO4/g-C3N4 was successfully synthesized for photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue, methylparaben and inactivation of E. coli under visible light irradiation, showing excellent photocatalytic degradation performance and stability.

Room-temperature synthesis of Ag3PO4 nanoparticles with the assistance of trisodium citrate for photocatalytic dye degradation

“…The typical synthesis method for Ag 3 PO 4 NPs is the ion-exchange route. 4–6 However, the concentrations of free Ag + ions in this synthetic system are usually high, the growth of Ag 3 PO 4 crystals is spontaneous, and the process is hard to be controlled, leading to rapid nucleation and microcrystal formation. Since the photocatalytic reaction mainly occurs on the surface of the photocatalyst, it is necessary to increase the specific surface area of Ag 3 PO 4 NPs to improve the photocatalytic activity.…”

In situ formation of 2-thiobarbituric acid incorporated g-C3N4 for enhanced visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance

“…[9][10][11] Nevertheless, the practical applicability of CN is still restricted by its inherent bottlenecks of limited visible light harvesting and ultrafast recombination rate of photogenerated charge carriers. 12,13 To overcome the above-mentioned defects, considerable efforts have been devoted to boost the photocatalytic property of CN, including porous morphology formation, 14 heteroatom doping, 15 heterostructure construction, 16 aromatic ring integration 17 and dye sensitization. 18 Among these, embedding heteroaromatic molecules into the skeleton of CN has been conrmed to be an effective strategy, which resulted in an extended p-conjugated system and new localized internal eld formation, could expand the visible light response range and facilitate the separation and transportation of charges, leading to an increased photocatalytic efficiency.…”

“…9–11 Nevertheless, the practical applicability of CN is still restricted by its inherent bottlenecks of limited visible light harvesting and ultrafast recombination rate of photogenerated charge carriers. 12,13 To overcome the above-mentioned defects, considerable efforts have been devoted to boost the photocatalytic property of CN, including porous morphology formation, 14 heteroatom doping, 15 heterostructure construction, 16 aromatic ring integration 17 and dye sensitization. 18 …”

One-pot synthesis of Ag–Cu–Cu2O/C nanocomposites derived from a metal–organic framework as a photocatalyst for borylation of aryl halide

“…12 Moreover, the photocatalytic activity under visible light can be enhanced by adding other noble metal nanoparticles, such as Ag nanoparticles, because its surface plasmon resonance (SPR) improves the absorption of visible light. [22][23][24][25][26] In this study, Ag-Cu-Cu 2 O/C nanocomposites were prepared using a one-pot synthesis method derived from Cu-MOF (Cu 3 (BTC) 2 ) under N 2 gas. Through this approach, the nanoparticles have small particles size, not easily to aggregate, and using simple and efficient synthesis method.…”

“… 12 Moreover, the photocatalytic activity under visible light can be enhanced by adding other noble metal nanoparticles, such as Ag nanoparticles, because its surface plasmon resonance (SPR) improves the absorption of visible light. 22–26 …”