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. 2022 Aug 25;27(17):5457. doi: 10.3390/molecules27175457

Table 3.

Catalytic performance of g-C3N4-based photocatalysts for benzene hydroxylation.

Photocatalyst Reaction Conditions Con./% Sel./% Yield/% Ref.
CNF
(50 mg)
Xenon lamp (λ > 420 nm), 0.8 mL benzene, 4 mL H2O, 4 mL CH3CN,
0.51 mL H2O2, 60 °C, 4 h
16.8 [67]
Fe-g-C3N4/SBA-15
(50 mg)
Xenon lamp (λ > 420 nm), 0.8 mL benzene, 4 mL H2O, 4 mL CH3CN,
0.51 mL H2O2, 60 °C, 4 h
11.9 [68]
FeCl3/mpg-C3N4
(25 mg)
Mercury lamp, 4.5 mmol benzene, 2 mL H2O, 2 mL CH3CN,
0.255 mL H2O2, 60 °C
38 97 32.5 [69]
Fe-g-C3N4-LUS-1
(50 mg)
Mercury lamp, 4 mL CH3CN, 1 mL benzene, 0.5 mL H2O2, 4 h, 60 °C 98 [70]
Fe-CN/TS-1
(50 mg)
Xenon lamp (λ > 420 nm), 0.8 mL benzene, 4 mL H2O, 4 mL CH3CN, 0.5 mL H2O2, 60 °C, 4 h 54 18.4 10 [71]
Fc-MCN
(50 mg)
Xenon lamp (λ > 420 nm), 0.8 mL benzene, 4 mL H2O, 4 mL CH3CN, 0.51 mL H2O2, 60 °C, 4 h 48 34.7 16.5 [72]
Fc-CN
(50 mg)
Xenon lamp (λ > 420 nm), 0.8 mL benzene, 4 mL H2O, 4 mL CH3CN, 0.51 mL H2O2, 60 °C, 4 h 16.9 [73]
Fe-g-C3N4
(50 mg)
Xenon lamp (λ > 420 nm), 0.8 mL benzene, 4 mL H2O,
4 mL CH3CN, 0.51 mL H2O2, 60 °C, 4 h
100 8.3 8.3 [74]
Cu-g-C3N4
(50 mg)
76.7 3.6 2.6
Ni-g-C3N4
(50 mg)
12 1.7 0.2
Mn-g-C3N4
(50 mg)
42.9 0.15 6.2
Co-g-C3N4
(50 mg)
40.2 0.003 0.002
Cu-Ag@g-C3N4
(25 mg)
Domestic bulb, 1 mmol benzene, 5 mL CH3CN,
1.1 mmol H2O2, RT, 30 min
99 [75]
Cu-Au@g-C3N4
(50 mg)
Cool LED bulb, 1 mmol benzene, 5 mL CH3CN,
1.1 mmol H2O2, RT, 30 min
99 [76]
Au-Pd@g-C3N4
(10 mg)
Mercury lamp (λ > 420 nm), 1 mL benzene,5 mL CH3CN,
2 mL H2O2, 50 °C, 2 h
26 100 26 [77]
Ni-CuWO4/g-C3N4
(20 mg)
Sunlight, 1 mL benzene, 0.2 mL H2O,
0.5 mL H2O2, 15 min
98.5 81.5 80.3 [78]