Enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity of active Al2O3/g-C3N4 heterojunctions synthesized via surface hydroxyl modification

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 283, Issue , 2015, Pages 371-381

  Li, Fa Tang ^a   Zhao, Ye ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Wang, Xiao Jing ^a   Hao, Ying Juan ^a   Liu, Rui Hong ^a   Zhao, Dishun ^a  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Al2O3; G C3N4; Heterojunction; Surface hydroxyl modification; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; AMMONIA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN BONDS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; RHODAMINE B; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS;

AL2O3; ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCES (EPR); G-C3N4; HIGH SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SUPEROXIDE ANION RADICALS; SURFACE HYDROXYL; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE; HYDROXYL GROUP; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; RHODAMINE B; SCAVENGER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; CYANOGEN; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NITRILE; RHODAMINE; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIA; AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYST; DISPERSION; ELECTRON; HYDROXYL RADICAL; INTERFACE; LUMINESCENCE; NEW RECORD; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HYDROGEN BOND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NITRILES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; RHODAMINES; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84907993244     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.09.035     Document Type: Article

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