Synthesis of mesoporous polymeric carbon nitride exhibiting enhanced and durable visible light photocatalytic performance

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 688-698

  Dong, Fan ^a   Li, Yuhan ^a   Ho, Wingkei ^b   Zhang, Haidong ^a   Fu, Min ^a   Wu, Zhongbiao ^c  

^a CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nitride; Mesoporous; NO removal; Silica template; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893922883     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-013-0095-3     Document Type: Article

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