The graphitic carbon nitride(g-C3N4) is found to be an efficient photocatalyst for the reductive degradation of decabromodiphenyl ether(BDE209) under UV irradiation(>360 nm).g-C3N4 was prepared by heating dicyandiamide.X-ray diffraction,X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy,and UV-vis spectra were used to characterize the properties of as-prepared catalysts.The photoreductive degradation kinetics of BDE209 was further investigated under different reaction conditions.The degradation of BDE209 is a stepwise process,and the bromines at meta positions are much more susceptible to remove than those at the ortho and para positions.A possible photoreductive mechanism was also proposed.
