Photocatalytic Estrogen Degradation by the Composite of Tin Oxide Fine Particles and Graphene-like Carbon Nitride.

ABSTRACT: This study investigates whether 17β-estradiol (E2), a natural estrogen and one of the endocrine-disrupting chemicals responsible for water pollution, can be oxidatively decomposed under simulated solar light using a composite of tin oxide nanoparticles and graphene-like carbon nitride (g-CN) as a photocatalyst. The composite photocatalyst was prepared by heating a mixture of urea and tin acetate. FT-IR measurements revealed that g-CN possesses structural units similar to g-C₃N₄, a well-studied graphite-like carbon nitride. However, unlike g-C₃N₄, sharp diffraction lines were not observed in the XRD diffraction pattern of g-CN, indicating lower crystallinity. Elemental analysis showed that g-CN is slightly nitrogen-rich compared to g-C₃

SUBMITTER: Amino Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11656215 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature