%0 Journal Article
%T Photocatalytic Cleavage of C每C Bond in Lignin Models under Visible Light on Mesoporous Graphitic Carbon Nitride through 羽每羽 Stacking Interaction
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%D 2018
%R https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.8b00022
%X Photocatalysis is a potentially promising approach to harvest aromatic compounds from lignin. However, the development of an active and selective solid photocatalyst is still challenging for lignin transformation under ambient conditions. We herein report a mild photocatalytic oxidative strategy for C每C bond cleavage of lignin 汕-O-4 and 汕-1 linkages using a mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride catalyst. Identifications by solid-state NMR techniques and density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that 羽每羽 stacking interactions are most likely present between the flexible carbon nitride surface and lignin model molecule. Besides, low charge recombination efficiency and high specific surface area (206.5 m2 g每1) of the catalyst also contribute to its high catalytic activity. Mechanistic investigations reveal that photogenerated holes, as the main active species, trigger the oxidation and C每C bond cleavage of lignin models. This study sheds light on the interaction between complex lignin structures and the catalyst surface and provides a new strategy of photocatalytic cleavage of lignin models with heterogeneous photocatalysts
%U https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscatal.8b00022