Facile modification of a graphitic carbon nitride catalyst to improve its photoreactivity under visible light irradiation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 256, Issue , 2014, Pages 230-237

  Zhang, Xue Song ^a   Hu, Jian Yang ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Acidification; Degradation; Graphitic carbon nitride; Photocatalyst; Rhodamine B

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; DEGRADATION; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; RATE CONSTANTS;

FACILE MODIFICATIONS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; GROWTH ORIENTATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; RHODAMINE B; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84904915125     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.07.012     Document Type: Article

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