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Abstract : g-C3N4 (g-CN), known to show variable photocatalytic activities depending on its modifications. Such modifications include elemental doping, crystallinity, surface area and more recently with triazine and heptazine rings. In particular, carbon nitride with triazine ring, i.e. poly(triazine imide) (PTI) evolved as new class of carbon nitride material. This work explores the photo, piezo and piezo-photocatalytic activities of PTI towards the ciprofloxacin degradation and the results are compared with unmodified g-CN. PTI has shown enhanced piezocatalytic activity than g-CN whereas the latter exhibits enhanced photocatalytic properties. Such variation can open the possibilities of homojunctions constructions with excellent catalytic efficiencies.