Biomimetic fabrication of g-C3N4/TiO2 nanosheets with enhanced photocatalytic activity toward organic pollutant degradation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 260, Issue , 2015, Pages 117-125

  Tong, Zhenwei ^a,b   Yang, Dong ^a   Xiao, Tianxiong ^a,b   Tian, Yao ^a,b   Jiang, Zhongyi ^a,b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SynBio Research Platform   (China)

Author keywords

Biomimetic fabrication; G C3N4; Nanosheet; Photocatalysis; TiO2

Indexed keywords

PHOTOCATALYSIS;

G-C3N4; ORGANIC POLLUTANT DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TIO;

NANOSHEETS;

EID: 84907676823     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.08.072     Document Type: Article

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