Enhanced Photocatalytic Properties of g-C3N4/ZnO/Attapulgite (CNZATP) Composite Nano-Mineral Materials on Methylene Blue Dye Degradation

A nano-ZnO semiconductor material loaded with mineral attapulgite (ATP) photocatalyst has been investigated. Using ATP as a carrier, a variety of various mixtures of ZnO/ATP composites was synthesized. A scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and UV-Vis spectrophotometer (UV-Vis) were used to examine the morphology, synergistic effects, and photocatalytic properties of ZnO/ATP nanocomposites. The target pollutant for photocatalytic degradation is methylene blue solution. When ATP is mixed with pure ZnO, the degrading performance of composite nanomaterials in methylene blue solution is considerably enhanced. The degree of methylene blue degradation increases as the amount of ATP in the composite grows, and the degradation rate of ZnO/40