In situ preparation of g-C3N4 nanosheet/FeOCl: Achievement and promoted photocatalytic nitrogen fixation activity

Van Huy Nguyen; Mitra Mousavi; Jahan B. Ghasemi; Quyet Van Le; Seyed Ali Delbari; Mehdi Shahedi Asl; Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr; Mohsen Mohammadi; Yashar Azizian-Kalandaragh; Abbas Sabahi Namini

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.011

In situ preparation of g-C₃N₄ nanosheet/FeOCl: Achievement and promoted photocatalytic nitrogen fixation activity

Van Huy Nguyen^*, Mitra Mousavi, Jahan B. Ghasemi, Quyet Van Le, Seyed Ali Delbari, Mehdi Shahedi Asl, Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr, Mohsen Mohammadi, Yashar Azizian-Kalandaragh, Abbas Sabahi Namini

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Abstract

Climate change, global warming, and population growth have led researchers to use eco-sociable procedures for the N₂ reduction reaction. It has discovered that N₂ molecule can be transformed into NH₃ in ambient circumstances with nanocomposites upon visible irradiation. In this research paper, a new visible-light-driven photocatalyst was constructed, with various weight percents of FeOCl particles (10, 20, 30, and 40%) that have adhered on NS-CN. Subsequently, multiple features of the nanocomposites were assayed in detail. The results illustrated that the NS-CN/FeOCl (20%) system has remarkable photoactivity in the NH₄⁺ production reaction in comparison with the NS-CN and CN, which showed 2.5 and 8.6 higher activity, respectively. The durability of NS-CN/FeOCl (20%) system, as a substantial factor, was assayed for 5 recycles. Moreover, the effect of electron quenchers, pH of media, and solvent was studied. At last, a feasible Z-scheme mechanism for the remarkable improvement of N₂ fixation efficiency was offered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	538-549
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume	587
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.011
Publication status	Published - Apr 2021
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

g-CN nanosheets/FeOCl
N fixation
NH synthesis
Photocatalysis
Z-scheme mechanism

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Nguyen, V. H., Mousavi, M., Ghasemi, J. B., Le, Q. V., Delbari, S. A., Shahedi Asl, M., Shokouhimehr, M., Mohammadi, M., Azizian-Kalandaragh, Y., & Sabahi Namini, A. (2021). In situ preparation of g-C₃N₄ nanosheet/FeOCl: Achievement and promoted photocatalytic nitrogen fixation activity. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 587, 538-549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.11.011

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