Effect of Freeze-Dried Chitosan/Dicyandiamide on the Structure and Photocatalytic Performance of C-CS/g-C3N4

Abstract

Chitosan (CS) was selected as the carbon source, and the Chitosan/dicyandiamide (CS/DCDA) precursors with hydrogen bonding interactions were prepared by freeze-drying and normal drying, and the carbon-Chitosan/graphite carbon nitride (C-CS/g-C₃N₄) composites were obtained after calcination. The results show that the freeze-drying process can produce more hydrogen bonding interaction between chitosan and dicyandiamide (DCDA) and more pores through recrystallization. More composite carbon is formed in the C-CS/g-C₃N₄-2 composite obtained after calcination. More hydrogen bonds are broken, releasing more N lone pairs of electrons, which not only facilitates the n−π* electron leap, but also facilitates the separation and photogenerated electron-hole, and provides a large number of reactive sites for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants. This results in better photocatalytic performance of C-CS/g-C₃N₄-2.