Metal-free g-C3N4 photocatalyst by sulfuric acid activation for selective aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol under visible light

Materials Research Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-92

  Zhang, Ligang ^a,b   Liu, Di ^a,c   Guan, Jing ^a   Chen, Xiufang ^a   Guo, Xingcui ^a   Zhao, Fuhua ^a,b   Hou, Tonggang ^a   Mu, Xindong ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

A.Nanostructures; A.Nitrides; A.Semiconductors; D.Catalytic properties; D.Optical properties

Indexed keywords

SULFURIC ACID;

A.NANOSTRUCTURES; A.NITRIDES; A.SEMICONDUCTORS; D.CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; D.OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84904201809     PISSN: 00255408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2014.06.021     Document Type: Article

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