Construction of a hierarchical ZnInS/CN heterojunction for the enhanced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline.

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Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China.

Published: February 2022

Efficient charge separation and sufficiently exposed active sites are both critical limiting factors for solar-driven organic contaminant degradation. Herein, we describe a hierarchical heterojunction photocatalyst fabricated by the growth of ZnInS nanosheets on micro-tubular CN (denoted as ZIS/TCN). This ZIS/TCN heterojunction photocatalyst can take advantage of the hollow structure with stronger light absorption capacity and more active sites, and its heterostructure can accelerate the separation and transfer of photogenerated charge carriers. The optimized ZIS/TCN-3 exhibits superb photocatalytic efficiency for the degradation of tetracycline (86.1%, 60 min), maintains excellent stability and recyclability, and provides a facile strategy for the synthesis of efficient heterojuction photocatalysts towards wastewater treatment. In addition, the plausible photocatalytic degradation pathway of tetracycline is proposed according to the intermediates identified by LC-mass analysis.

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