Graphitic carbon nitride as a new sustainable photocatalyst for textile functionalization

Jelena Vasiljević (Author), Ivan Jerman (Author), Barbara Simončič (Author)

Abstract

As a promising organic semiconducting material, polymeric graphitic carbon nitride (g-C$_3$N$_4$) has attracted much attention due to its excellent optical and photoelectrochemical properties, thermal stability, chemical inertness, nontoxicity, abundance, and low cost. Its advantageous visible light-induced photocatalytic activity has already been beneficially used in the fields of environmental remediation, biological applications, healthcare, energy conversion and storage, and fuel production. Despite the recognized potential of g-C$_3$N$_4$, there is still a knowledge gap in the application of g-C$_3$N$_4$ in the field of textiles, with no published reviews on the g-C$_3$N$_4$-functionalization of textile materials. Therefore, this review article aims to provide a critical overview of recent advances in the surface and bulk modification of textile fibres by g-C$_3$N$_4$ and its composites to tailor photocatalytic self-cleaning, antibacterial, and flame retardant properties as well as to create a textile catalytic platform for water disinfection, the removal of various organic pollutants from water, and selective organic transformations. This paper highlights the possibilities of producing g-C$_3$N$_4$-functionalized textile substrates and suggests some future prospects for this research area.

Keywords

grafitni ogljikov nitrid;tekstilije;vlakna;funkcionalizacija;površinska modifikacija;modifikacija v masi;fotokatalitična aktivnost;samočistilnost;protimikrobne lastnosti;graphitic carbon nitride;textile;fibres;functionalization;surface and bulk modification;photocatalytic activity;self-cleaning;antibacterial properties;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	1.02 - Review Article
Organization:	UL NTF - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering
UDC:	677
COBISS:	73349635
ISSN:	2073-4360
Views:	151
Downloads:	42
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary keywords:	grafitni ogljikov nitrid;tekstilije;vlakna;funkcionalizacija;površinska modifikacija;modifikacija v masi;fotokatalitična aktivnost;samočistilnost;protimikrobne lastnosti;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 1-21
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ13
Issue:	ǂiss. ǂ15
Chronology:	2021
DOI:	10.3390/polym13152568
ID:	15013807