High performance magnetically recoverable g-C3N4/Fe3O4/Ag/Ag2SO3 plasmonic photocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of water pollutants

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 565-574

  Akhundi, Anise ^a   Habibi Yangjeh, Aziz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

g C3N4 Fe3O4 Ag Ag2SO3; Magnetically separable; Nanocomposite; Visible light photocatalyst

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; RATE CONSTANTS; REUSABILITY; WATER POLLUTION;

DEGRADATION RATE CONSTANTS; G-C3N4/FE3O4/AG/AG2SO3; MAGNETIC PHOTOCATALYSTS; MAGNETICALLY SEPARABLE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PLASMONIC PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 85010653598     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: 15685527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apt.2016.10.025     Document Type: Article

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