A review on photocatalytic application of g-C3N4/semiconductor (CNS) nanocomposites towards the erasure of dyeing wastewater

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 62-84

  Lam, Sze Mun ^a   Sin, Jin Chung ^a   Mohamed, Abdul Rahman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dye; Graphitic carbon nitride; Nanocomposite; Photocatalysis; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; DYEING; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SEWAGE; SOLVENTS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE; DYEING WASTEWATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION; FUTURE PROSPECTS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; RECENT RESEARCHES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84960192294     PISSN: 13698001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2016.02.019     Document Type: Review

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