A facile synthesis of g-C3N4/TiO2 hybrid photocatalysts by sol-gel method and its enhanced photodegradation towards methylene blue under visible light

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 330-337

  Li, Chunquan ^a   Sun, Zhiming ^a   Xue, Yanlei ^a   Yao, Guangyuan ^a   Zheng, Shuilin ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

g C3N4 TiO2; Methylene blue; Photodegradation; Visible light

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

G-C3N4/TIO2; HYBRID PHOTOCATALYSTS; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 85006124986     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2016.01.003     Document Type: Article

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