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Preparation of g-C3N4 with High Specific Surface Area and Photocatalytic Stability

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g-C3N4 with porous structure has been synthesized by a thermal polymerization method and its specific surface area regulated by changing the calcination temperature. The as-prepared g-C3N4 was characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis) spectrophotometer. The photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 was investigated using Methyl Orange (MO) as target pollutant. The results show that the g-C3N4 exhibited a unique porous structure with a specific surface area reaching 142.1 m2/g at 610°C. When the calcination temperature was 570°C, the specific surface area of g-C3N4 was 116.3 m2/g and the photodegradation rate of MO was 65%. Moreover, g-C3N4 retained good photocatalytic stability after being used for five times. The photocatalytic mechanism was also explored by free-radical scavenging experiments.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21862004), Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province (2018GXNSFAA281230, 2017GXNSFBA198059), Middle-aged and Young Teachers’ Basic Ability Promotion Project of Guangxi (2017KY0407), and BAGUI Scholar Program of Guangxi Province of China. This financial support is gratefully appreciated.

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    Jing Yang, Xianqian Zhang, Chuanfang Xie, Jieqing Long, Liang Wei & Xiande Yang

  2. Engineering Research Center of Nano, Geomaterials of Ministry of Education, Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, 388 Lumo Road, Wuhan, 430074, People’s Republic of China

    Yongqian Wang

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Yang, J., Zhang, X., Xie, C. et al. Preparation of g-C3N4 with High Specific Surface Area and Photocatalytic Stability. J. Electron. Mater. 50, 1067–1074 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-020-08654-1

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