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Constructing a visible-light-driven photocatalytic membrane by g-C3N4 quantum dots and TiO2 nanotube array for enhanced water treatment

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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2017-06-09

Journal:SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Included Journals:SCIE、PubMed、Scopus

Volume:7

Issue:1

Page Number:3128

ISSN No.:2045-2322

Abstract:Photocatalytic membranes that driven by visible light are highly desired for water treatment. Here g-C3N4 quantum dots (QDs) assembled into TiO2 nanotube array (TNA) membranes were fabricated for the first time as a visible-light-driven g-C3N4/TNA membrane. Benefiting from the synergistic effect of membrane filtration and photocatalysis, more than 60% of rhodamine B could be removed from water under visible light irradiation. Meanwhile, the g-C3N4/TNA membrane presented an enhanced anti-fouling ability during filtering water containing Escherichia coli under visible light irradiation, and a permeate flux of 2 times higher than that of filtration alone was obtained by integrated process. This study offers a promising strategy for the potential application of the visible-light-driven membranes in water treatment.

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