Mario A. Macías

Dr. Mario A. Macías

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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 December 2023 in ACS Omega
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APAndrés F. Pérez-Torres
Andrés F. Pérez-Torres
DHDiego F. Hernández-Barreto
Diego F. Hernández-Barreto
VBValentina Bernal
Valentina Bernal
LGLiliana Giraldo
Liliana Giraldo
Juan Carlos Moreno-PirajánJuan Carlos Moreno-Piraján
Juan Carlos Moreno-Piraján
MMMario A. Macías
Mario A. Macías
The discharge of synthetic dyes from different industrial sources has become a global issue of concern. Enormous amounts are released into wastewater each year, causing concerns due to the high toxic consequences. Photocatalytic semiconductors appear as a green and sustainable form of remediation. Among them, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has been widely studied due to its low cost and ease of fabrication. In this work, the synthesis, characterization, and photocatalytic study over methylene blue of undoped, B/S-doped, and exfoliated heterojunctions of g-C3N4 are presented. The evaluation of the photocatalytic performance showed that exfoliated undoped/S-doped heterojunctions with 25, 50, and 75 mass % of S-doped (g-C3N4) present enhanced activity with an apparent reaction rate constant (kapp) of 1.92 × 10-2 min-1 for the 75% sample. These results are supported by photoluminescence (PL) experiments showing that this heterojunction presents the less probable electron-hole recombination. UV-vis diffuse reflectance and valence band-X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (VB-XPS) allowed the calculation of the band-gap and the valence band positions, suggesting a band structure diagram describing a type I heterojunction. The photocatalytic activities calculated demonstrate that this property is related to the surface area and porosity of the samples, the semiconductor nature of the g-C3N4 structure, and, in this case, the heterojunction that modifies the band structure. These results are of great importance considering that scarce reports are found concerning exfoliated B/S-doped heterojunctions.

1 July 2011 in Solid State Communications
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CRC. Rincón
C. Rincón
MQM. Quintero
M. Quintero
EME. Moreno
E. Moreno
CPCh. Power
Ch. Power
EQE. Quintero
E. Quintero
MMM. Morocoima
M. Morocoima

20 November 2017 in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
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ACAndrés Charris-Molina
Andrés Charris-Molina
JCJuan Castillo
Juan Castillo
MMMario A. Macías
Mario A. Macías
JPJaime Portilla
Jaime Portilla

1 August 2018 in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
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NNNelson Nuñez-Dallos
Nelson Nuñez-Dallos
MMMario A. Macías
Mario A. Macías
Olimpo García BeltránOlimpo García Beltrán
Olimpo García Beltrán
JCJorge A. Calderón
Jorge A. Calderón
ENEdgar Nagles
Edgar Nagles
JHJohn J. Hurtado
John J. Hurtado

14 May 2018 in ChemistrySelect
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NENerith Rocio Elejalde-Cadena
Nerith Rocio Elejalde-Cadena
MMMario A. Macías
Mario A. Macías
JCJuan Castillo
Juan Castillo
MSMaximiliano Sortino
Maximiliano Sortino
LSLaura Svetaz
Laura Svetaz
JPJaime Portilla
Jaime Portilla

1 October 2018 in Applied Surface Science
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KKKiran Kumar Kondamareddy
Kiran Kumar Kondamareddy
DND. Neena
D. Neena
DLDingze Lu
Dingze Lu
TPTao Peng
Tao Peng
MMMario A. Macías
Mario A. Macías
XZXing-Zhong Zhao
Xing-Zhong Zhao