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Composite Photocatalysts g-C3N4/TiO2 for Hydrogen Production and Dye Decomposition

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The photocatalytic activity of the g-C3N4/TiO2 composite samples in the processes of dye (methylene blue) decomposition and hydrogen evolution from an aqueous ethanol solution under the action of visible radiation (400 nm) has been studied. A new original method for the synthesis of the g-C3N4/TiO2 composite by depositing g-C3N4/TiO2 to TiO2 nanoparticles during sol-gel synthesis is proposed. The synthesized photocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, low-temperature gas adsorption, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission microscopy, and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in the UV and visible regions. The maximum activity in the hydrogen evolution reaction was 1.3 mmol \({\text{g}}_{{{\text{cat}}}}^{{ - 1}}\) h–1, which exceeds the rate of hydrogen evolution on the unmodified g-C3N4 and TiO2 samples.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to A.V. Varaksin (Institute of Metallurgy, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) and I.D. Popov (Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) for assistance with the experiment.

Funding

This study was performed with financial support from the Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 21-73-20039. The XPS, XRD, and HRTEM studies of the photocatalysts were performed using the equipment of the Multiaccess Center “National Center for Catalyst Research.”

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  1. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

    A. V. Zhurenok, A. Yu. Kurenkova, D. D. Mishchenko & E. A. Kozlova

  2. Institute of Metallurgy, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 620016, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    A. A. Sushnikova, E. A. Kozlova & A. A. Rempel’

  3. Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 620990, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    A. A. Valeeva

  4. Multiaccess Center “SKIF,” Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, 630559, Koltsovo, Russia

    D. D. Mishchenko

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Abbreviations and designations: XPS is X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; HRTEM, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy; XRD, X-ray diffraction analysis; CSR, coherent scattering region; D, absorbance; Φ, apparent quantum efficiency; MB, methylene blue.

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Zhurenok, A.V., Sushnikova, A.A., Valeeva, A.A. et al. Composite Photocatalysts g-C3N4/TiO2 for Hydrogen Production and Dye Decomposition. Kinet Catal 65, 112–121 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0023158423601225

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