Citation: Conghao Ku, Huiqin Guo, Kexin Li, Qiong Wu, Liushui Yan. One-step fabrication of mesoporous sulfur-doped carbon nitride for highly selective photocatalytic transformation of native lignin to monophenolic compounds[J]. Chinese Chemical Letters, ;2023, 34(1): 107298. doi: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.03.021 shu

One-step fabrication of mesoporous sulfur-doped carbon nitride for highly selective photocatalytic transformation of native lignin to monophenolic compounds

Conghao Ku ^{a, b, c} ,
Huiqin Guo ^{a, c, *,} ,
Kexin Li ^{a, b, c, *,} ,
Qiong Wu ^a ,
Liushui Yan ^{a, c, *,}

a.
Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
b.
National-Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Heavy Metals Pollutants Control and Resource utilization, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China
c.
Jiangxi Provincial Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China

guohuiqin@nchu.edu.cn

likx@nchu.edu.cn

yanliushui@nchu.edu.cn

Received Date: 19 November 2021
Revised Date: 17 January 2022
Accepted Date: 4 March 2022
Available Online: 7 March 2022

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Photocatalytic selective transform native lignin into valuable chemicals is an attractive but challenging task. Herein, we report a mesoporous sulfur-doped carbon nitride (MSCN-0.5) which is prepared by a facile one-step thermal condensation strategy. It is highly active and selective for the cleavage C_α−C_β bond in β−O−4 lignin model compound under visible light radiation at room temperature, achieving 99% substrate conversion and 98% C_α−C_β bond cleavage selectivity. Mechanistic studies revealed that the C_β−H bond of lignin model compounds activated by holes and generate key C_β radical intermediates, further induced the C_α−C_β bond cleavage by superoxide anion radicals (^•O₂⁻) to produce aromatic oxygenates. Waste Camellia oleifera shell (WCOS) was taken as a representative to further understand the reaction mechanisms on native lignin. 33.2 mg of monophenolic compounds (Vanillin accounted for 22% and Syringaldehyde for 34%) can be obtained by each gram of WCOS lignin, which is 2.5 times as that of the pristine carbon nitride. The present work offers useful guidance for designing metal-free heterogeneous photocatalysts for C_α−C_β bond cleavage to harvest monophenolic compounds.
- Mesostructure,
- Sulfur-doped carbon nitride,
- Photocatalysis,
- Lignin model compound,
- Native lignin,
- Monophenolic compounds
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