Synthesis of graphitic carbon nitride by heating mixture of urea and thiourea for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production from water under visible light

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 143-151

  Zhang, Yu ^a   Gong, Huihua ^a   Li, Guangxia ^a   Zeng, Hongmei ^a   Zhong, Lin ^a   Liu, Kewei ^a   Cao, Hongmei ^a   Yan, Hongjian ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

g C3N4; Hydrogen; Photocatalysts; Visible light

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ETHANOLAMINES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; IRRADIATION; METABOLISM; MIXTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THIOUREAS; TRIETHANOLAMINE; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; UREA; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA RED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPY; G-C3N4; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC; UV VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY; VISIBLE LIGHT;

LIGHT;

EID: 85008240125     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.11.040     Document Type: Article

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