Synergistic collaboration of g-C3N4/SnO2 composites for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 246, Issue , 2014, Pages 277-286

  Zang, Yipeng ^a,b   Li, Liping ^c   Li, Xiaoguo ^a   Lin, Rui ^a   Li, Guangshe ^b  

^a FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER   (China)

^c FUJIAN INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH ON THE STRUCTURE OF MATTER   (China)

Author keywords

Composite; Energy; Environment; Photocatalysis; Visible light driven

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION KINETICS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA;

ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREAS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT-DRIVEN;

COMPLEXATION;

EID: 84896327083     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.02.068     Document Type: Article

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