Fabrication of conductive and high-dispersed Ppy@Ag/g-C 3 N 4 composite photocatalysts for removing various pollutants in water

Zhi Zhu, Xu Tang, Changchang Ma, Minshan Song, Nailing Gao, Youshan Wang, Pengwei Huo, Ziyang Lu, Yongsheng Yan

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Abstract

The ternary conductive Ppy@Ag/g-C 3 N 4 composite photocatalysts was successfully synthesized by polymerization process and surface polymerization technique. And the as-prepared Ppy@Ag/g-C 3 N 4 sample exhibited the higher photocatalytic activity for various pollutant (MO, DM, TC, CIP, GFLX and EH) remove than that of pure g-C 3 N 4 and Ag/g-C 3 N 4 under visible light irradiation. It mainly originated from the Ag nanoparticles anchored between g-C 3 N 4 and Ppy acted as electron transfer mediator that facilitated the charge carrier separation and then expending the lifetime of the carriers. Meanwhile, the obtained Ppy@Ag/g-C 3 N 4 sample also showed a relatively good recycling stability which was the crucial factor for photocatalyst practical application. This work provided a new facile strategy for improving photo-degradation activity of g-C 3 N 4 photocatalyst.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)366-374
Number of pages9
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume387
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Nov 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Effective charge separation
  • Mediator
  • Ppy@Ag/g-C N photocatalyst
  • Various pollutant remove
  • Visible light irradiation

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