Synthesis and characterization of AgCl@graphitic carbon nitride hybrid materials for the photocatalytic degradation of atrazine

Ceramics International

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1197-1204

  Mohamed, R M ^a,b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b CMRDI   (Egypt)

Author keywords

AgCl; Degradation of atrazine; Mesoporous graphitic carbon nitride; Visible photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NITRIDE; HERBICIDES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SILVER HALIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; UREA;

AGCL; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HYBRID MATERIALS;

EID: 84923032344     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2014.09.048     Document Type: Article

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