Synthesis of a well-dispersed CaFe₂O₄/g-C₃N₄/CNT composite towards the degradation of toxic water pollutants under visible light.

ABSTRACT: Herein, we fabricated a ternary photocatalyst composed of CaFe₂O₄, multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) via a simple hydrothermal route. CaFe₂O₄ acted as a photosensitizer medium and the CNT acted as a co-catalyst, which remarkably enhanced the photocatalytic performances of g-C₃N₄ towards the degradation of hexavalent chromium (Cr(vi)) and the antibiotic tetracycline (TC) under visible light irradiation. To investigate the morphological and topological features of the photocatalyst, field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses were performed. The surface properties and oxidation state of the CaFe

SUBMITTER: Liu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9070011 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature