Abstract
Abstract The novel g-C3N4/BiPO4 hybrid materials have been synthesized in reactive ionic liquid system via a facile solvothermal process. During the process, the ionic liquid not only plays an important role of solvent, dispersing agent and reactant synchronously in the synthesis of BiPO4 crystal, but also as reactive bridge for the formation of g-C3N4/BiPO4 composites with the hydrogen bond acting force. The g-C3N4/BiPO4 composites showed higher photocatalytic performance for the removal of methylene blue (MB) and antibiotic ciprofloxacin (CIP) after the modification of g-C3N4. The results further indicated the g-C3N4/BiPO4 composite photocatalyst contribute to the separation efficiency of the photo-generated electrons (e−) and holes (h+). As a result, there was synergy role between BiPO4 and g-C3N4 in the g-C3N4/BiPO4 composites, which played a significant role in improving the photocatalytic activity.
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