Carbon vacancy regulated photoreduction of NO to N2 over ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 218, Issue , 2017, Pages 515-524

  Dong, Guohui ^a   Jacobs, Daniel L ^b   Zang, Ling ^b   Wang, Chuanyi ^a  

^a SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon vacancy; Graphitic carbon nitride; NO removal; Photoreduction

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYST DEACTIVATION; LIGHT; NANOSHEETS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION;

CARBON VACANCY; GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDES; NO REMOVAL; PHOTO-REDUCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTIONS; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION;

SURFACE DEFECTS;

EID: 85021916923     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.07.010     Document Type: Article

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