Construction of novel Pd/CeO2/g-C3N4 nanocomposites as efficient visible-light photocatalysts for hexavalent chromium detoxification

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 504, Issue , 2017, Pages 514-526

  Saravanakumar, K ^a   Karthik, R ^b   Chen, Shen Ming ^b   Vinoth Kumar, J ^a   Prakash, K ^a   Muthuraj, V ^a  

^a VHNSN COLLEGE   (India)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chromium (VI); Degradation of pollutants; g C3N4; Pd nanoparticles; Photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON NITRIDE; CHROMIUM; DETOXIFICATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NITRIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DEGRADATION OF POLLUTANTS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; G-C3N4; PD NANO PARTICLE; POWDER X-RAY DIFFRACTION (PXRD); PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITIES; VISIBLE LIGHT DRIVEN PHOTOCATALYSTS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CERIUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOSHEET; PALLADIUM NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DETOXIFICATION; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION (CHEMISTRY); SURFACE CHARGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 85020394140     PISSN: 00219797     EISSN: 10957103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.06.003     Document Type: Article

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