Bio-capped and green synthesis of ZnO/g-C_(3)N_(4) nanocomposites and its improved antibiotic and photocatalytic activities: An exceptional approach towards environmental remediation

作     者：Iltaf Khan Chunjuan Wang Shoaib Khan Jinyin Chen Aftab Khan Sayyar Ali Shah Aihua Yuan Sohail Khan Mehwish KButt Humaira Asghar Iltaf Khan;Chunjuan Wang;Shoaib Khan;Jinyin Chen;Aftab Khan;Sayyar Ali Shah;Aihua Yuan;Sohail Khan;Mehwish K.Butt;Humaira Asghar

作者机构：School of Environmental&Chemical EngineeringJiangsu University of Science and TechnologyZhenjiang 212100China College of AgricultureShihezi UniversityShihezi 832003China Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural CropsNortheast Agricultural UniversityHarbin 150030China Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Postharvest Technology and Nondestructive Testing of Fruits and VegetablesCollege of AgronomyJiangxi Agricultural UniversityNanchang 330045China Department of PharmacyUniversity of SwabiKhyber Pakhtunkhwa 94640Pakistan Department of PhysicsUniversity of Agriculture FaisalabadFaisalabad 38040Pakistan Department of ChemistryGovernment College University FaisalabadFaisalabad 38000Pakistan 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering》 (中国化学工程学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2023年第56卷第4期

页      面：215-224页

核心收录：

学科分类：081704[工学-应用化学] 081705[工学-工业催化] 07[理学] 070304[理学-物理化学(含∶化学物理)] 08[工学] 0817[工学-化学工程与技术] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 080502[工学-材料学] 0703[理学-化学] 

基　　金：Jiangsu University of Science and Technology for providing financial support under the Research start-up fund for the introduction of young talent at Jiangsu University of Science and Technology (Grant no. 1112932205) High-level Talents Program of Shihezi University (RCZK2021B25) 

主　　题：Bio-caped green g-C_(3)N_(4) Lemon juice mediators ZnO/g-C_(3)N_(4)nanocomposite Environmental remediation Degradation pathways 

摘      要：In this research study, we have synthesized the bio-capped ZnO/g-C_(3)N_(4) nanocomposites by employing lemon juice(Citrus limon) as a stabilizer and mediator. Fruitfully, lemon juice which contains various acidic functional groups and citric acid has the capability to block the surface of g-C_(3)N_(4) from chemical reactivity and activated the surface of g-C_(3)N_(4) for various reactions. Consequently, the agglomeration behavior and controlled shape of g-C_(3)N_(4) has also been achieved. Our experimental results i.e. XRD,TEM, HRTEM, PL, FS, XPS, and PEC have confirmed that the lemon juice mediated and green g-C_(3)N_(4)(L-CN) have good performances and remarkable visible light photocatalytic activities as compared to the chemically synthesized g-C_(3)N_(4)(CN). Furthermore, the small surface area and low charge separation of g-C_(3)N_(4) is upgraded by coupling with Zn O nanoparticles. It is proved that the coupling of Zn O worked as a facilitator and photoelectron modulator to enhance the charge separation of g-C_(3)N_(4). Compared to pristine lemon-mediated green g-C_(3)N_(4)(L-CN), the most active sample 5Zn O/L-CN showed ~ 5-fold improvement in activities for ciprofloxacin(CIP) and methylene blue(MB) degradation. More specifically,the mineralization process and degradation pathways, and the mineralization process of ciprofloxacin(CIP) and methylene blue(MB) are suggested. Finally, our present novel research work will provide new access to synthesize the eco-friendly and bio-caped green g-C_(3)N_(4)nanomaterials and their employment for pollutants degradation and environmental purification.