Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 35, Issue 3, 359(2020)

Construction of Novel Three Dimensionally Macroporous g-C3N4 for Efficient Adsorption/Photocatalytic Reduction of U(VI)

Li JIANG1, Huihui GAO1, Ruya CAO1,2, Shouwei ZHANG1、*, and Jiaxing LI2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Technology, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
  • 2Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, China
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    Category: RESEARCH PAPER

    Received: Jul. 5, 2019

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 27, 2021

    The Author Email: Shouwei ZHANG (sps_zhangsw@ujn.edu.cn), Jiaxing LI (lijx@ipp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.15541/jim20190336

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