Enhancing the catalytic activity of g-C3N4 through Me doping (Me = Cu, Co and Fe) for selective sulfathiazole degradation via redox-based advanced oxidation process

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 323, Issue , 2017, Pages 260-269

  Oh, Wen Da ^a   Chang, Victor W C ^a   Hu, Zhong Ting ^b   Goei, Ronn ^a   Lim, Teik Thye ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Graphitic carbon nitride; Metal doped; Peroxymonosulfate; Secondary wastewater effluent; Sulfate radical; Sulfathiazole

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EFFLUENTS; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; POTABLE WATER; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SURFACE DEFECTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; METAL-DOPED; PEROXYMONOSULFATE; SULFATE RADICALS; SULFATHIAZOLE; WASTEWATER EFFLUENTS;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 85018288138     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.04.107     Document Type: Article

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