Fabrication of Z-scheme g-C3N4/RGO/Bi2WO6 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 290, Issue , 2016, Pages 136-146

  Ma, Dong ^a,b   Wu, Juan ^b   Gao, Mengchun ^a   Xin, Yanjun ^b   Ma, Tianjin ^b   Sun, Yuying ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b QINGDAO AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

2,4,6 Trichlorophenol; Dechlorination; G C3N4 RGO Bi2WO6 composite; Photocatalyst; Z scheme

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; DECHLORINATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETERS; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

2 , 4 , 6-TRICHLOROPHENOL; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROMETERS; Z-SCHEME;

LIGHT;

EID: 84956671657     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.01.031     Document Type: Article

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