@article {JI2020118357,
	title = {2D/1D graphitic carbon nitride/titanate nanotubes heterostructure for efficient photocatalysis of sulfamethazine under solar light: Catalytic {\textquotedblleft}hot spots{\textquotedblright} at the rutile{\textendash}anatase{\textendash}titanate interfaces},
	journal = {Applied Catalysis B: Environmental},
	volume = {263},
	year = {2020},
	pages = {118357},
	abstract = {2D/1D graphitic carbon nitride hybridized with titanate nanotubes (g-C3N4/TNTs) was prepared through a hydrothermal reaction{\textendash}calcination method. The photocatalyst exhibited high degradation efficiency for sulfamethazine (SMT) through photocatalysis under simulated solar light. The optimized material was composed of anatase, rutile, titanate and g-C3N4 crystalline phases. In situ transformation of titanate to anatase and rutile with specific content proportion (\~{}80:20, P25-type composition) leaded to formation of nanoscale {\textquotedblleft}hot spots{\textquotedblright} at rutile{\textendash}anatase{\textendash}titanate interfaces, and then subsequent charge transfer occurred. Large specific surface area of TNTs as skeleton resulted in high-efficient interface reaction, while heterojunction with g-C3N4 further extended the adsorption to visible light region and retarded electron-hole pairs recombination. Density functional theory (DFT) calculation indicated the SMT sites with high Fukui nucleophilic (f-) index prefered to be attacked by radacils. Reduced toxicity of SMT degradation intermediates, good reusability and stability of g-C3N4/TNTs all suggested the great application potential in practical water treatment area.},
	keywords = {g-CN, Heterostructure, Pharmaceuticals and personal care products, Photocatalysis, Titanate},
	issn = {0926-3373},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.118357},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0926337319311038},
	author = {Ji, Haodong and Du, Penghui and Zhao, Dongye and Si Li and Fengbin Sun and Evert C. Duin and Liu, Wen}
}
