Enhanced Degradation of Norfloxacin Under Visible Light by S-Scheme Fe2O3/g–C3N4 Heterojunctions
Guang Lu, Wei Li, Zheng Li, Guizhou Gu, Qiuju Han, Jiling Liang, Zhen Chen · 2024
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Description
Lu and colleagues built in 2024 an S-scheme photocatalyst that joins iron oxide with graphitic carbon nitride. They made it with ultrasonic help to break down norfloxacin, an antibiotic pollutant, under visible light. The composite removed most of the drug in tests. It beat either material used alone by a wide margin. After four reuse cycles it still worked well.
The team credits the gain to the S-scheme junction, whose built-in electric field pulls light-driven charges apart and speeds their transfer. They also map a likely path for how the drug breaks down. The work points to a reusable catalyst for cleaning antibiotic-laced water with plain light.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Guang Lu, Wei Li, Zheng Li, Guizhou Gu, Qiuju Han, Jiling Liang, Zhen Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |