Novel visible-light-driven CdIn2S4/mesoporous g-C3N4 hybrids for efficient photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol

Molecular Catalysis

Volumn 430, Issue , 2017, Pages 9-19

  Liu, Hong ^a   Zhang, Zhe ^a   Meng, Jingchai ^a   Zhang, Jiang ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CdIn2S4; CO2; g C3N4; Mesoporous; Photocatalytic reduction

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

CDIN2S4; G-C3N4; MESOPOROUS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC REDUCTION; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATALYST; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

LIGHT;

EID: 85029627670     PISSN: 24688231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.12.006     Document Type: Article

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