Self-assembly graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots anchored on TiO2 nanotube arrays: An efficient heterojunction for pollutants degradation under solar light

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 316, Issue , 2016, Pages 159-168

  Su, Jingyang ^a   Zhu, Lin ^b   Geng, Ping ^a   Chen, Guohua ^a,b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphitic carbon nitride; Photoelectrochemical; Pollutants degradation; TiO2

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOTUBES; OXIDE MINERALS; PHENOLS; POLLUTION; RATE CONSTANTS; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

HYDROTHERMAL REACTION; HYDROXYL RADICALS; PHENOL DEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CAPABILITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICALS; TIO2; TIO2 NANOTUBE ARRAYS;

BORON COMPOUNDS;

ASCORBIC ACID; CARBON; CARBON NITRIDE; GRAPHITE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; NANOTUBE; PHENOL; QUANTUM DOT; RHODAMINE B; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CARBON; ELECTRODE; GRAPHITE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDE; PHENOL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; SEPARATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION TIME; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLUBILITY; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 84969567893     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.05.004     Document Type: Article

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