Graphitic carbon nitride photocatalysis: the hydroperoxyl radical role revealed by kinetic modelling
Inmaculada Velo-Gala, André Torres‐Pinto, Cláudia G. Silva, Bunsho Ohtani, Adrián M.T. Silva, Joaquim L. Faria
Abstract
The behaviour of graphitic carbon nitride photocatalysis for phenol removal and H 2 O 2 evolution was fully analysed by kinetic modelling, rediscovering the contribution of oxygen, reactive oxygen species, photogenerated holes and intermediate products.
Topics & Concepts
HydroperoxylPhotocatalysisGraphitic carbon nitrideCarbon nitrideCatalysisPhenolOxygenChemistryCarbon fibersPhotochemistryKinetic energyNitrideOxygen evolutionChemical engineeringMaterials scienceNanotechnologyRadicalPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsEngineeringElectrochemistryLayer (electronics)ElectrodePhysicsComposite materialComposite numberAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsCatalytic Processes in Materials Science