Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 2, 00354(2024)

A Novel Dual-Channel Carbon Nitride Homojunction with Nanofibrous Carbon for Significantly Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production

Jianwen Zhou1、†, Tianshang Shan1、†, Fengshan Zhang3, Bruno Boury4、*, Liulian Huang1, Yingkui Yang5、**, Guangfu Liao1、***, He Xiao1,2,3、****, and Lihui Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350108 Fujian, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640 Guangdong, China
  • 3Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Paper Waste of Shandong Province, Shandong Huatai Paper Co. Ltd., Dongying 257335, China
  • 4ICGM, University of Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34000 Montpellier, France
  • 5State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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    Photocatalytic H2O2 synthesis (PHS) via graphite carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a low-carbon and environmentally friendly approach, which has garnered tremendous attention. However, as for the pristine g-C3N4, the PHS is severely constrained by the slow transfer and rapid recombination of photogenerated carriers. Herein, we introduced cellulose-derived carbon nanofibers (CF) into the homojunction of g-C3N4 nanotubes (MCN) and g-C3N4 nanosheets (SCN). A series of photocatalytic results demonstrate that the embedding of cellulose-derived carbon for MCN/SCN/CF composite catalyst significantly improved the photocatalytic H2O2 generation (136.9 μmol·L-1·h-1) with 5-holds higher than that of individual MCN (27.5 μmol·L-1·h-1) without any sacrificial agent. This enhancement can be attributed to the combined effects of the two-step one-electron oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) on conduction band (CB) side and the water oxidation reaction (WOR) on valence band (VB) side. A comprehensive characterization of the mechanism indicates that CF enhances the absorption of light, promotes the separation and migration of photogenerated carriers, and regulates the position of the valence and conduction bands with an effective dual-channel ORR pathway for photo-synthesis of H2O2. This work provides valuable insights into utilizing biomass-based materials for significantly boosting photocatalytic H2O2 production.

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    Jianwen Zhou, Tianshang Shan, Fengshan Zhang, Bruno Boury, Liulian Huang, Yingkui Yang, Guangfu Liao, He Xiao, Lihui Chen. A Novel Dual-Channel Carbon Nitride Homojunction with Nanofibrous Carbon for Significantly Boosting Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(2): 00354

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 21, 2023

    Accepted: Nov. 29, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 5, 2024

    The Author Email: Boury Bruno (bruno.boury@univ-montp2.fr), Yang Yingkui (ykyang@wtu.edu.cn), Liao Guangfu (liaogf@mail2.sysu.edu.cn), Xiao He (xiaohe_river@163.com)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-023-00354-9

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