Table 5.
g-C3N4-based nanocomposites for environmental remediation. CQDs – carbon quantum dots; CNTs – carbon nanotubes; MO – methyl orange; MB – methylene blue; DCP – dichlorophenol; PNP – p-nitrophenol; RhB – rhodamine B; BF – fuchsin; 4-NP – 4-nitrophenol.
| Sl no. | photocatalyst | light source | pollutant (concentration) | tcompletion (min) | ref. (Year) |
| 1 | g-C3N4–Au | 500 W Xe lamp | MO (10 mg L−1) | 150 min | [223] (2013) |
| 2 | g-C3N4–Bi2WO6 | 300 W Xe lamp | MO (5 mg L−1), 2,4-DCP (20 mg L−1) | 120 min | [224] (2013) |
| 3 | g-C3N4–Ag2O | 300 W Xe lamp | MO, phenol (20 mg L−1) | 30 min, 180 min | [225] (2013) |
| 4 | g-C3N4–Ag | 300 W Xe lamp | MO, PNP (10 mg L−1) | 120 min | [226] (2013) |
| 5 | g-C3N4–C–ZnO | 300 W Xe lamp | MB (10 mg L−1) | 120 min | [74] (2014) |
| 6 | g-C3N4–N–ZnO | 300 W Xe lamp | RhB (5 mg L−1) | 60 min | [227] (2014) |
| 7 | g-C3N4–ZnO | 500 W Xe lamp | MB (0.04 mM) | 150 min | [228] (2014) |
| 8 | g-C3N4–WO3 | 500 W Xe lamp | MB (0.9 × 10−5 mol), BF (1.0 × 10−5 mol) | 60 min | [229] (2014) |
| 9 | g-C3N4–WO3 | 500 W Xe lamp | RhB (0.01 M) | 120 min | [230] (2014) |
| 10 | g-C3N4–N–SrTiO3 | 300 W Xe lamp | RhB, 4-chlorophenol (5 mg L−1) | 60 min | [231] (2014) |
| 11 | g-C3N4–CdS | PLS-SXE 300 lamp | MO (5 mg L−1) | 16 min | [232] (2014) |
| 12 | g-C3N4–C60 | 500 W Xe lamp | RhB (1.0 × 10−5 mol L−1) | 60 min | [233] (2014) |
| 13 | g-C3N4–C60 | 500 W Xe lamp | MB (0.01 mM), phenol (5 ppm) | 180 min | [234] (2014) |
| 14 | g-C3N4–TiO2 | 100 W mercury lamp, 300 W halogen lamp | MO, RhB (0.2 wt %) | 50 min, 300 min | [235] (2014) |
| 15 | g-C3N4–SnO2 | 300 W Xe lamp | MO (10 ppm) | 180 min | [170] (2014) |
| 16 | g-C3N4–SnS2 | 300 W Xe lamp | Cr(VI) (50 mg L−1) | 50 min | [236] (2014) |
| 17 | g-C3N4–Ag | 500 W Xe lamp | MB (0.01 mM) and phenol (10 ppm) | – | [161] (2014) |
| 18 | C3N4–CQD | IR source | MO (4 mg L−1) | 240 min | [237] (2015) |
| 19 | g-C3N4–Au–CNT | visible light source | RhB | 50 min | [238] (2015) |
| 20 | g-C3N4 –TiO2 | LED 3 W | MO, phenol (10 mg L−1) | 80 min | [239] (2015) |
| 21 | g-C3N4 –Ti3+–TiO2 | 300 W Dy lamp | RhB (20 mg L−1) | 120 min | [240] (2015) |
| 22 | g-C3N4–Ag2CO3 | 300 W Xe lamp | MO, RhB (10 mg L−1) | 30 min | [241] (2015) |
| 23 | g-C3N4–AgBr | 35 W metal halide lamp | MO (10 mg L−1) | 120 min | [242] (2015) |
| 24 | g-C3N4–Bi2WO6 | Xe lamp | RhB (10 mg L−1) | 50 min | [243] (2015) |
| 25 | g-C3N4–CeO2 | 300 W Xe lamp | MB (10 mg L−1) | 210 min | [244] (2015) |
| 26 | g-C3N4–Fe2O3 | 300 W Xe lamp | RhB (20 mg L−1) | 90 min | [245] (2015) |
| 27 | g-C3N4–AgVO3 | visible light | MO (10 mg L−1) | 60 min | [246] (2017) |
| 28 | g-C3N4–Ag–Fe3O4 | visible light | MB (10 ppm) | 120 min | [247] (2017) |
| 29 | Na–g-C3N4–DyVO4 | tungsten/halogen linear lamp (500 W) | RhB (0.02 mM), 4-NP (0.143 mM) | 80 min, ≈360 min | [248] (2017) |
| 30 | g-C3N4–TiO2–CdS | 500 W Xe lamp | phenol (10 mg L−1) | 300 min | [249] (2017) |