Effect of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots (NCDs) on the Characteristics of NCD/MIL-53(Fe) Composite and Its Photocatalytic Performance for Methylene Blue Degradation under Visible Light

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Samples</td><td class="align_center">Langmuir surface area (m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>-1</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">BET surface area (m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>-1</sup>)<sup>a</sup></td><td class="align_center">Pore volume (cm<sup>3</sup> g<sup>-1</sup>)<sup>b</sup></td><td class="align_center">Pore size (nm)<sup>c</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">M0</td><td class="align_center">13.35</td><td class="align_center">9.77</td><td class="align_center">0.03</td><td class="align_center">34.13</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">M140</td><td class="align_center">9.75</td><td class="align_center">6.63</td><td class="align_center">0.001</td><td class="align_center">21.09</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><sup>a</sup>BET-specific surface; <sup>b</sup>total pore volume measured at <span class="nowrap"><svg height="12.5794pt" id="M9" style="vertical-align:-3.29107pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -9.28833 61.7423 12.5794" width="61.7423pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M600 480C600 590 528 650 384 650H143L137 622C222 614 225 607 210 531L130 127C113 41 106 36 23 28L17 0H294L300 28C204 36 195 42 212 127L243 284L314 263C327 263 339 263 352 264C465 271 600 337 600 480ZM508 481C508 351 402 304 329 304C289 304 265 311 250 317L295 559C302 594 310 606 323 611C335 616 350 619 367 619C455 619 508 573 508 481Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,8.026,0)"><path d="M368 703H309L44 -163H104L368 703Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,13.387,0)"><path d="M600 480C600 590 528 650 384 650H143L137 622C222 614 225 607 210 531L130 127C113 41 106 36 23 28L17 0H294L300 28C204 36 195 42 212 127L243 284L314 263C327 263 339 263 352 264C465 271 600 337 600 480ZM508 481C508 351 402 304 329 304C289 304 265 311 250 317L295 559C302 594 310 606 323 611C335 616 350 619 367 619C455 619 508 573 508 481Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,20.043,3.132)"><path d="M452 282C452 397 389 451 302 451C268 451 227 441 188 422C95 377 24 281 24 154C24 65 70 -12 173 -12C240 -12 297 16 342 52C418 113 452 201 452 282ZM359 282C359 163 308 66 247 39C237 35 225 32 212 32C151 32 114 79 114 157C114 301 180 380 223 398C240 405 250 408 265 408C315 408 359 369 359 282Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,28.521,0)"><path d="M535 323V373H52V323H535ZM535 138V188H52V138H535Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,39.784,0)"><path d="M241 635C89 635 35 457 35 312C35 153 89 -12 240 -12C390 -12 443 166 443 312C443 466 390 635 241 635ZM238 602C329 602 354 454 354 312C354 172 330 22 240 22C152 22 124 173 124 313S148 602 238 602Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,46.024,0)"><path d="M113 -12C146 -12 170 11 170 46C170 78 146 103 114 103S58 78 58 46C58 11 82 -12 113 -12Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,48.988,0)"><path d="M244 635C114 635 38 519 38 422C38 317 111 240 217 240C236 240 255 244 277 256L345 292C311 140 203 39 59 15L64 -15C89 -15 150 -5 204 17C339 72 440 202 440 386C440 521 368 635 244 635ZM228 602C326 602 352 479 352 390C352 370 351 347 348 324C327 308 293 296 258 296C174 296 124 369 124 458C124 517 152 602 228 602Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,55.229,0)"><path d="M244 635C114 635 38 519 38 422C38 317 111 240 217 240C236 240 255 244 277 256L345 292C311 140 203 39 59 15L64 -15C89 -15 150 -5 204 17C339 72 440 202 440 386C440 521 368 635 244 635ZM228 602C326 602 352 479 352 390C352 370 351 347 348 324C327 308 293 296 258 296C174 296 124 369 124 458C124 517 152 602 228 602Z"></path></g></svg>;</span> <sup>c</sup>pore diameter calculated from the adsorption branch of the isotherm using the BJH method.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Specific surface area and porous structure of M0 and M-140.</div>

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Table 2: Effect of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots (NCDs) on the Characteristics of NCD/MIL-53(Fe) Composite and Its Photocatalytic Performance for Methylene Blue Degradation under Visible Light 

Table 2 | Effect of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots (NCDs) on the Characteristics of NCD/MIL-53(Fe) Composite and Its Photocatalytic Performance for Methylene Blue Degradation under Visible Light 