In situ hydrothermal synthesis of g-C 3 N 4 /TiO 2 heterojunction photocatalysts with high specific surface area for Rhodamine B degradation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 411, Issue , 2017, Pages 400-410

  Hao, Ruirui ^a   Wang, Guohong ^a   Jiang, Chuanjia ^b   Tang, Hua ^c   Xu, Qingchuan ^a  

^a HUBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidified melamine; Combined hydrothermal calcination approach; Formation mechanism; Free radical participation; g C 3 N 4 TiO 2; Photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FREE RADICALS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

FORMATION MECHANISM; G-C3N4/TIO2; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; HETEROJUNCTION STRUCTURES; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HYDROTHERMAL-CALCINATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE;

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS;

EID: 85016400520     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.03.197     Document Type: Article

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