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Priya, A. (Priya, A..) | Senthil, R.A. (Senthil, R.A..) | Selvi, A. (Selvi, A..) | Arunachalam, Prabhakarn (Arunachalam, Prabhakarn.) | Senthil Kumar, C.K. (Senthil Kumar, C.K..) | Madhavan, J. (Madhavan, J..) | Boddula, Rajender (Boddula, Rajender.) | Pothu, Ramyakrishna (Pothu, Ramyakrishna.) | Al-Mayouf, Abdullah M. (Al-Mayouf, Abdullah M..)

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Herein, we have examined the effect of tungsten trioxide (WO3) doping in graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalysts towards photodegradation of organic pollutant in aqueous medium. A sequence of visible light driven WO3/g-C3N4 composites were synthesized at various mole ratios (1, 2, 3 and 5%) of WO3 into g-C3N4 via simple and short-time wet-impregnation method. The fabricated photocatalytic materials were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform-infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, UV–vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy (DRS), photoluminescence (PL) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The photocatalytic performance of the fabricated photocatalysts were assessed by the degradation of acid orange 7 (AO7) in visible-light illumination. The WO3/g-C3N4 composites were found to be exhibit an improved visible-light induced photocatalytic performances compared to the pure WO3 and g-C3N4. However, among the different composites, the optimized 3 wt% WO3/g-C3N4 composite has shown complete (100%) degradation efficiency of AO7 after 75 min which is superior than the pure g-C3N4. This synergistic enhancement might be credited to its increased light absorption in visible-light region and the photoexcited electron transfer from g-C3N4 to WO3 catalyst surface and enhanced charge separation efficiency. Additionally, the photo-electrochemical measurements of 3 wt% WO3/g-C3N4 composite has exhibited a quicker migration of the photo-excited charge-carriers. The radical scavenging studies inferred that the O2[rad]− are the key species accountable for the degradation of AO7 for fabricated WO3/g-C3N4 composite materials. Hence, the higher photocatalytic activity, long-term stability and recyclability of WO3/g-C3N4 composite has displayed it is a auspicious material for the photocatlytic degradation of organic contaminant applications. © 2020

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Carbon nitride Efficiency Free radical reactions Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy Organic pollutants Tungsten compounds Photocatalytic activity Photodegradation Light absorption Scanning electron microscopy Citrus fruits Light

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  • [ 1 ] [Priya, A.]Solar Energy Lab, Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore; 632 115, India
  • [ 2 ] [Senthil, R.A.]College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing; 100124, China
  • [ 3 ] [Selvi, A.]Environmental Molecular Microbiology Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore; 632 115, India
  • [ 4 ] [Arunachalam, Prabhakarn]Electrochemistry Research Group, Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh; 11451, Saudi Arabia
  • [ 5 ] [Senthil Kumar, C.K.]Department of Chemistry, Adhi College of Engineering and Technology, Kanchipuram; 631 605, India
  • [ 6 ] [Madhavan, J.]Solar Energy Lab, Department of Chemistry, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore; 632 115, India
  • [ 7 ] [Boddula, Rajender]CAS Key Laboratory of Nanosystem and Hierarchical Fabrication, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing; 100190, China
  • [ 8 ] [Pothu, Ramyakrishna]College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha; 410082, China
  • [ 9 ] [Al-Mayouf, Abdullah M.]Electrochemistry Research Group, Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh; 11451, Saudi Arabia

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Materials Science for Energy Technologies

Year: 2020

Volume: 3

Page: 43-50

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