Immobilization of polymeric g-C3N4 on structured ceramic foam for efficient visible light photocatalytic air purification with real indoor illumination

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 10345-10353

  Dong, Fan ^a   Wang, Zhenyu ^a   Li, Yuhan ^a   Ho, Wing Kei ^b   Lee, S C ^c  

^a CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

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

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PURIFICATION; ALUMINUM; CERAMIC FOAMS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; IMMOBILIZED PHOTOCATALYST; PHOTO-CATALYTIC REMOVAL; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SUPPORTED PHOTOCATALYST; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

ADSORPTION; AIR; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CATALYSIS; CERAMICS; CYCLIC N-OXIDES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; LIGHTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRILES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; POLYMERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84906872174     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es502290f     Document Type: Article

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