Graphitic carbon nitride thin films for light-induced photocatalysis in a slit geometry microreactor

We have successfully prepared and tested thin films based on graphitic carbon nitride in a slit geometry microreactor. Films were prepared from the mixture of milled powder catalysts and a binder. The effects of post-annealing and plasma application were studied. The photoactivity was tested with the degradation of Rhodamine B and an antibiotic Tetracycline as an emerging pollutant in wastewater. The thin film form of the photocatalyst in the microreactor had about 50x higher specific activity compared to the slurry form.

• Dolai S., Vanluchene A., Stavárek P., Dzik P., Fajgar R., Soukup K., Klusoň P., Graphitic carbon nitride thin films for light-induced photocatalysis in a slit geometry microreactor, J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 10(6), 108790, 2022. DOI