Efficient photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B dye using ZnO/graphitic C3N4 nanocomposites synthesized by microwave

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 435-441

  Osman, Henigul ^a   Su, Zhi ^a   Ma, Xiaoli ^a  

^a XINJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Microwave synthesis; Photocatalytic activity; Rhodamine B; ZnO g C3N4

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAPHITE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTING ZINC COMPOUNDS; WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTORS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC OXIDE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; RHODAMINE B DYE; RHODAMINE-B; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYSIS; SYNTHESISED; ZNO/G-C3N4;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 85010951392     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-017-0604-8     Document Type: Article

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