The system is a combination of photocatalysis and biomimetic catalysis.
The catalytic activity of g-C3N4 and the stability of hemin were enhanced under solar irradiation.
High-valent iron (Fe(IV) = O) species could be detected by ESI–MS and GC–MS.
The final products of 4-CP were small molecule acids which were biodegradable.
O2−, Fe(IV) = O,
OOH species played the main role in g-C3N4-IMD-hemin/H2O2 system.