Graphitic carbon nitride polymers: promising catalysts or catalyst supports for heterogeneous oxidation and hydrogenation

Abstract

The review summarizes recent oxidation and hydrogenation strategies catalyzed by g-C3N4 based systems.

Tuning the Morphology of g-C3N4 for Improvement of Z-Scheme Photocatalytic Water Oxidation

“…[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] Intensive studies focused on synthesizing new g-C 3 N 4 -based photocatalysts and investigating their hydrogen evolution from water 8, 36-42 . The g-C 3 N 4 /Ag 3 PO 4 composite has been suggested as an efficient photocatalyst for CO 2 reduction 43 , dye degradation [44][45][46] .…”

Challenges in calculating the bandgap of triazine-based carbon nitride structures

“…3,4 Their applications 5 have benefited from the large and recent development of the graphite and graphene fields of research. Now, CN materials are investigated for applications in scientific and technological areas including supercapacitors, 6,7 catalysis, 8,9 photocatalysis [10][11][12] and bio-imaging. 13 For example considerable catalytic activity for Friedel-Crafts (FC) 14 and FC-type 15 reactions -avoiding the waste products created with the commonly used 16 FC catalyst AlCl 3 -were reported.…”

Promotion of multi-electron transfer for enhanced photocatalysis: A review focused on oxygen reduction reaction

“…Polymeric graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ), which has an optical band gap of 2.7 eV, is the most stable allotrope of carbon nitride, and its potential applications for energy conversion, hydrogen and carbon dioxide storage [34][35][36][37] . As a photocatalyst, it also exhibits activity for the photodegradation of organic pollutants in aerobic solution or in air under visible light irradiation.…”