S-scheme heterojunction g-C3N4/TiO2 with enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of a binary mixture of cationic dyes using solar parabolic trough reactor

Barzegar, M. H., Sabzehmeidani, M. M., Ghaedi, M., Avargani, V. M., Moradi, Z., Roy, V. A.L. and Heidari, H. (2021) S-scheme heterojunction g-C3N4/TiO2 with enhanced photocatalytic activity for degradation of a binary mixture of cationic dyes using solar parabolic trough reactor. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 174, pp. 307-318. (doi: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.08.015)

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Abstract

Developing photocatalytic systems by larger design to achieve degradation of dye pollutants by using solar light is highly desirable. Present work is devoted to the synthesis of step-scheme (S-scheme) g-C3N4/TiO2 heterojunction which subsequently employed for simultaneous degradation of a binary mixture of Methylene blue (MB) and Rhodamine B (RhB) solution in parabolic trough collectors (PTC) as continuous flow loop photoreactor. The as-prepared g-C3N4/TiO2 was analyzed by various techniques such as FE-SEM, EDS, XRD, FT-IR, BET, elements mapping and DRS. The composite central design (CCD) was applied to express mathematical relationships among variables such as process time, catalyst mass and initial concentrations of MB and RhB in the degradation process. The photocatalytic activity of the as-prepared composite is higher than pure TiO2 and g-C3N4 that is attributed to the positive synergetic effect of S-scheme between g-C3N4 and TiO2 nanostructure. Under solar irradiation in PTC, g-C3N4/TiO2 was able to degrade about 94.92 and 93.07% of binary mixture MB and RhB, respectively.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Heidari, Professor Hadi and Vellaisamy, Professor Roy
Authors: Barzegar, M. H., Sabzehmeidani, M. M., Ghaedi, M., Avargani, V. M., Moradi, Z., Roy, V. A.L., and Heidari, H.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
Journal Name:Chemical Engineering Research and Design
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0263-8762
ISSN (Online):1744-3563
Published Online:16 August 2021
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2021 The Authors
First Published:First published in Chemical Engineering Research and Design 174: 307-318
Publisher Policy:Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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