Synergic Effect between Adsorption and Photocatalysis of Metal-Free g-C3N4 Derived from Different Precursors

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2015, Pages

  Xu, Huan Yan ^a   Wu, Li Cheng ^a   Zhao, Hang ^a   Jin, Li Guo ^a   Qi, Shu Yan ^a  

^a HARBIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAMIDE; DICYANDIAMIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MELAMINE; METHYL ORANGE; METHYLENE BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYANOGEN; DICYANDIAMIDO; GRAPHITE; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; NITRILE; POLLUTANT; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICAL PHASE; REACTION TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE AREA; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZETA POTENTIAL; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CATALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GRAPHITE; GUANIDINES; METHYLENE BLUE; NITRILES; PHOTOLYSIS; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84956525935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142616     Document Type: Article

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