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

^*Corresponding author for this work

Ton Duc Thang University
University of Tehran
Duy Tan University
Seoul National University
University of New Brunswick
University of Mohaghegh Ardebili
Sabalan University of Advanced Technologies

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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

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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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