Photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants by g-C3N4/EPDM nanocomposite film: Viable, efficient and facile recoverable.
The original metal free graphitic carbon nitride/ethylene propylene diene monomer nanocomposite film (g-C3N4/EPDM NCF) was fabricated by facile solution cast method. g-C3N4/EPDM NCF with diameter (50mm) and thickness (4mm) was investigated towards the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) and methyl orange (MO) dye solution under visible light irradiation. The as synthesized g-C3N4/EPDM NCF was exhibited high crystalline nature with the crystalline size of 21.53nm, the smooth surface nature and the particle size was observed from the TEM analysis is 20nm. Furthermore, the influence of operational parameters was carried out which demonstrated that 100mg photocatalyst and 25μM of dye concentration were obtained as an optimized condition for the best photocatalytic degradation results. As a result of scavenger experiment, it was concluded that the hydroxyl radical (OH) was actively involved in the photocatalytic degradation. The g-C3N4/EPDM NCF were recoverable from the photocatalytic reaction system and the present find findings may open up a new platform for the simple handpicked photocatalyst.
['Selvam|V|V|', 'Senthil Kumar|P|P|', 'Navaneetha Krishnan|G|G|', 'Senthil Andavan|G T|GT|']
D001391:Azo Compounds D002384:Catalysis D020724:Elastomers D005030:Ethylenes D006108:Graphite D017665:Hydroxyl Radical D008027:Light D008751:Methylene Blue D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission D053761:Nanocomposites D009570:Nitriles D010316:Particle Size D010782:Photolysis D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
Photocatalytic degradation 100% recoverability Dye contaminant Handpicking method Polymer g-C(3)N(4)/EPDM