Strong base g-C3N4 with perfect structure for photocatalytically eliminating formaldehyde under visible-light irradiation

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 227, Issue , 2018, Pages 145-152

  Song, Shaoqing ^a,c   Lu, Changhai ^c   Wu, Xi ^c   Jiang, Shujuan ^a,c   Sun, Chuanzhi ^b   Le, Zhanggao ^c  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

g C3N4; HCHO elimination; Optical and electrical properties; Solid base photocatalyst; conjugated structure

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; IONIZATION OF GASES; IRRADIATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POTASSIUM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONJUGATED STRUCTURES; G-C3N4; HCHO ELIMINATION; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; SOLID BASE;

LIGHT;

EID: 85042908178     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.01.014     Document Type: Article

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