Effect of exfoliation and surface deposition of MnOx species in g-C3N4: Toluene photo-degradation under UV and visible light

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 203, Issue , 2017, Pages 663-672

  Muñoz Batista, Mario J ^a   Fontelles Carceller, Olga ^a   Kubacka, Anna ^a   Fernández García, Marcos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon nitride; Exfoliation; Manganese; Photo catalysis; Sunlight; Visible

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EFFICIENCY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NITRIDES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; TOLUENE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CALCINATION PROCEDURES; EXFOLIATION; GAS PHASE DEGRADATIONS; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION; SUNLIGHT; VISIBLE;

CARBON NITRIDE;

EID: 84994035472     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.10.044     Document Type: Article

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