Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline by Phosphorus-doped carbon nitride tube combined with peroxydisulfate under visible light irradiation

Water Sci Technol. 2021 Oct;84(8):1919-1929. doi: 10.2166/wst.2021.376.

Abstract

Photocatalysis has been regarded as a kind of environmentally friendly advanced oxidation process to eliminate pollutants. In this work, Phosphorus-doped carbon nitride tube (PCN) was synthesized via a hydrothermal calcination method and applied to degrade tetracycline (TC) through combing with peroxydisulfate (PDS) under visible light irradiation. Experimental results showed that the optimized catalysts PCN-5 exhibited superior degradation performance and reusability for TC degradation. 96.4% TC could be degraded for optimal PCN-5 with 0.3 g·L-1 catalysts and 1.0 g·L-1 PDS under visible light within 60 min. In addition, the degradation rate constant for TC of PCN + PDS + Vis system was still above 85% after five uses. Radical trapping experiment indicating that O2·- is the dominant radical for TC degradation. The findings of this work revealed the potential application of the PCN + PDS + Vis system toward degrading contaminants in wastewater.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Catalysis
  • Light
  • Nitriles
  • Phosphorus*
  • Tetracycline*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Nitriles
  • Phosphorus
  • cyanogen
  • Tetracycline