Enhanced Performance of Electrospun Nanofibrous TiO2/g-C3N4 Photocatalyst in Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue

TiO2/g-C3N4 (GNT) fibers with 1%, 2.5% and 5% (wt%) ratios have been synthesized via one-step electrospinning using polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) polymer. Results showed mesoporous fibrous catalysts consisted of anatase (80.0-85.1%) and rutile phase (14.9-20.0%), with diameter between 200-300 nm and band gap lower than 3.0 eV confirming the absorption shift to visible-light region. The formation of (OH)-O-center dot radicals and methylene blue dye degradation increases as the g-C3N4 doping percent also increases, following the trend Tau iO(2) < GNT1% approximate to GNT2.5% < GNT5%. A z-scheme mechanism is attributed to the photocatalytic performance confirming the potential for green chemistry and environmental technology applications.