Promoting visible-light-induced photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline by an efficient and stable beta-Bi2O3@g-C3N4 core/shell nanocomposite

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 338, Issue , 2018, Pages 137-146

  Hong, Yuanzhi ^a   Li, Changsheng ^a   Yin, Bingxin ^b   Li, Di ^b   Zhang, Zhengyuan ^b   Mao, Baodong ^b   Fan, Weiqiang ^b   Gu, Wei ^b   Shi, Weidong ^b  

^a School of Materials Science and EngineeringJiangsu University   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Core shell nanocomposites; g C3N4; Photocatalytic activity; Tetracycline; Bi2O3 nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; POLLUTION; RATE CONSTANTS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLUTIONS;

CORE/SHELL; G-C3N4; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; SELF-ASSEMBLY METHODOLOGY; TETRACYCLINE;

LIGHT;

EID: 85044347660     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.12.108     Document Type: Article

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