g-C3N4@CuO/MgA12O4 nanocomposite for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants in contaminated water

Abstract

A method of photocatalytic degradation includes contacting a nanocomposite with a solution including one or more pollutants. The nanocomposite is a graphite-phase carbon nitride copper oxide and magnesium aluminum oxide (g-C3N4@CuO/MgAl2O4) material and includes a graphite-phase carbon nitride (g-C3N4) in an amount of 2 to 20 percent by weight (wt. %), copper oxide in an amount of 1 to 10 wt. %, and magnesium aluminum oxide (MgAl2O4) in an amount of 75 to 95 wt. % based on a total weight of the g-C3N4@CuO/MgAl2O4 material. The method further includes irradiating the nanocomposite with light having a wavelength of 400 to 800 nm in the absence of UV light to photocatalytically degrade the one or more pollutants in the solution.

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