Table 1.
Comparison of tetracycline antibiotics degradation performance over 3wt%N-CQDs/UBWO and previously reported photocatalysts in literature.
| Catalysts | Light Source | Photocatalytic Activity |
Pollutant Concentration (mg/L) | Catalyst Dosage (g/L) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BC-QDs@Bi2WO6 | (λ > 420 nm) | 80.0% (120 min) | 20 | 0.5 | [6] |
| B-TiO2 | (λ > 400 nm) | 66.2% (240 min) | 10 | 0.2 | [34] |
| CTOC/BaTiO3/CuS | (λ > 420 nm) | 69.6% (60 min) | 10 | 0.4 | [35] |
| Bi2O3 QDs/g-C3N4 | (λ > 400 nm) | 82.5% (120 min) | 10 | 0.5 | [36] |
| 2D/3D CN/CC-3 | (λ > 420 nm) | 69.6% (180 min) | 10 | 0.5 | [37] |
| UOCN-2 | (λ > 410 nm) | 87.2% (120 min) | 30 | 0.4 | [38] |
| 2%CSs-Bi2WO6 | (λ > 420 nm) | 84.6% (60 min) | 50 | 0.5 | [39] |
| BiOBr/CQDs/g-C3N4 | (λ > 420 nm) | 82.7% (120 min) | 20 | 0.2 | [40] |
| ZnIn2S4/Bi4Ti3O12 | (λ > 420 nm) | 82.1% (60 min) | 20 | 0.2 | [41] |
| TF-Cu2O | (λ > 420 nm) | 82.5% (60 min) | 40 | 0.4 | [42] |
| 3wt%CQDs/Bi2WO6 | (λ > 420 nm) | 89.0% (40 min) | 20 | 0.6 | [43] |
| 3wt%N-CQDs/UBWO | (λ > 420 nm) | 85.0% (40 min) | 20 | 0.2 | This work |