Li J, Cui W, Sun Y et al (2017a) Directional electron delivery: via a vertical channel between
g-C 3 N 4 layers promotes photocatalytic efficiency. J Mater Chem A 5:9358–9364. https://doi.
org/10.1039/c7ta02183f
Li X, Zhang H, Huang J et al (2017b) Folded nano-porous graphene-like carbon nitride with
significantly improved visible-light photocatalytic activity for dye degradation. Ceram Int
43:15785–15792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.08.144
Li Y, Li YL, Sa B, Ahuja R (2017c) Review of two-dimensional materials for photocatalytic water
splitting from a theoretical perspective. Cat Sci Technol 7:545–559. https://doi.org/10.1039/
c6cy02178f
Li S, Cai J, Wu X et al (2018a) TiO 2 @Pt@CeO 2 nanocomposite as a bifunctional catalyst for
enhancing photo-reduction of Cr (VI) and photo-oxidation of benzyl alcohol. J Hazard Mater
346:52–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.12.001
Li Y, Ho W, Lv K et al (2018b) Carbon vacancy-induced enhancement of the visible light-driven
photocatalytic oxidation of NO over g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets. Appl Surf Sci 430:380–389. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.06.054
Li Z, Ma Q, Li Y et al (2018c) Flexible woven metal wires supported nanosheets and nanoparticles
double-layered nitrogen-doped zinc stannate toward enhanced solar energy utilization. Ceram
Int 44:905–914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.10.021
Li R, Xie F, Liu J et al (2019a) Room-temperature hydrolysis fabrication of BiOBr/Bi 12 O 17 Br 2
Z-Scheme photocatalyst with enhanced resorcinol degradation and NO removal activity.
Chemosphere 235:767–775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.231
Li S, Wang L, Li YD et al (2019b) Novel photocatalyst incorporating Ni-Co layered double
hydroxides with P-doped CdS for enhancing photocatalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution. Appl Catal B Environ 254:145–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.05.001
Li X, Xiong J, Gao X et al (2019c) Recent advances in 3D g-C 3 N 4 composite photocatalysts for
photocatalytic water splitting, degradation of pollutants and CO 2 reduction. J Alloys Compd
802:196–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.06.185
Li X, Xiong J, Huang J et al (2019d) Novel g-C 3 N 4 /h
0 ZnTiO 3 -a
0 TiO 2 direct Z-scheme
heterojunction with significantly enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. J Alloys
Compd 774:768–778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.10.034
Li X, Xiong J, Xu Y et al (2019e) Defect-assisted surface modification enhances the visible light
photocatalytic performance of g-C 3 N 4 @C-TiO 2 direct Z-scheme heterojunctions. Chin J Catal
40:424–433. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1872-2067(18)63183-3
Li Z, Song H, Guo R, Zuo M, Hou C, Sun S, He X, Sun Z, Chu W (2019f) Visible-light-induced
condensation cyclization to synthesize benzimidazoles using fluorescein as a photocatalyst.
Green Chem 21(13):3602–3605
Liu B, Xu B, Li S, Du J, Liu Z, Zhong W (2019) Heptazine-based porous graphitic carbon nitride: a
visible-light driven photocatalyst for water splitting. J Mater Chem A 7(36):20799–20805
Low J, Yu J, Jaroniec M et al (2017) Heterojunction photocatalysts. Adv Mater 29:1–20. https://doi.
org/10.1002/adma.201601694
Luque R, Balu AM (2013) Producing fuels and fine chemicals from biomass using nanomaterials.
In: Producing fuels and fine chemicals from biomass using nanomaterials. SCITUS Academics
LLC, New York, pp 1–315
Ma L, Fan H, Fu K et al (2017) Protonation of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) for an electrostatically self-assembling carbon@g-C 3 N 4 core-shell nanostructure toward high hydrogen evolution. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 5:7093–7103. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01312
Ma L, Wang G, Jiang C et al (2018) Synthesis of core-shell TiO 2 @g-C 3 N 4 hollow microspheres for
efficient photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B under visible light. Appl Surf Sci
430:263–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.07.282
Ma X, Luo M, Yan L, Tang N, Li J (2019) Preparation of a magnetically recyclable visible-lightdriven photocatalyst based on phthalocyanine and its visible light catalytic degradation of
methyl orange and -nitrophenol. New J Chem 43(24):9589–9595
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g-C 3 N 4 layers promotes photocatalytic efficiency. J Mater Chem A 5:9358–9364. https://doi.
org/10.1039/c7ta02183f
Li X, Zhang H, Huang J et al (2017b) Folded nano-porous graphene-like carbon nitride with
significantly improved visible-light photocatalytic activity for dye degradation. Ceram Int
43:15785–15792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.08.144
Li Y, Li YL, Sa B, Ahuja R (2017c) Review of two-dimensional materials for photocatalytic water
splitting from a theoretical perspective. Cat Sci Technol 7:545–559. https://doi.org/10.1039/
c6cy02178f
Li S, Cai J, Wu X et al (2018a) TiO 2 @Pt@CeO 2 nanocomposite as a bifunctional catalyst for
enhancing photo-reduction of Cr (VI) and photo-oxidation of benzyl alcohol. J Hazard Mater
346:52–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.12.001
Li Y, Ho W, Lv K et al (2018b) Carbon vacancy-induced enhancement of the visible light-driven
photocatalytic oxidation of NO over g-C 3 N 4 nanosheets. Appl Surf Sci 430:380–389. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.06.054
Li Z, Ma Q, Li Y et al (2018c) Flexible woven metal wires supported nanosheets and nanoparticles
double-layered nitrogen-doped zinc stannate toward enhanced solar energy utilization. Ceram
Int 44:905–914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.10.021
Li R, Xie F, Liu J et al (2019a) Room-temperature hydrolysis fabrication of BiOBr/Bi 12 O 17 Br 2
Z-Scheme photocatalyst with enhanced resorcinol degradation and NO removal activity.
Chemosphere 235:767–775. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.231
Li S, Wang L, Li YD et al (2019b) Novel photocatalyst incorporating Ni-Co layered double
hydroxides with P-doped CdS for enhancing photocatalytic activity towards hydrogen evolution. Appl Catal B Environ 254:145–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.05.001
Li X, Xiong J, Gao X et al (2019c) Recent advances in 3D g-C 3 N 4 composite photocatalysts for
photocatalytic water splitting, degradation of pollutants and CO 2 reduction. J Alloys Compd
802:196–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.06.185
Li X, Xiong J, Huang J et al (2019d) Novel g-C 3 N 4 /h
0 ZnTiO 3 -a
0 TiO 2 direct Z-scheme
heterojunction with significantly enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. J Alloys
Compd 774:768–778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.10.034
Li X, Xiong J, Xu Y et al (2019e) Defect-assisted surface modification enhances the visible light
photocatalytic performance of g-C 3 N 4 @C-TiO 2 direct Z-scheme heterojunctions. Chin J Catal
40:424–433. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1872-2067(18)63183-3
Li Z, Song H, Guo R, Zuo M, Hou C, Sun S, He X, Sun Z, Chu W (2019f) Visible-light-induced
condensation cyclization to synthesize benzimidazoles using fluorescein as a photocatalyst.
Green Chem 21(13):3602–3605
Liu B, Xu B, Li S, Du J, Liu Z, Zhong W (2019) Heptazine-based porous graphitic carbon nitride: a
visible-light driven photocatalyst for water splitting. J Mater Chem A 7(36):20799–20805
Low J, Yu J, Jaroniec M et al (2017) Heterojunction photocatalysts. Adv Mater 29:1–20. https://doi.
org/10.1002/adma.201601694
Luque R, Balu AM (2013) Producing fuels and fine chemicals from biomass using nanomaterials.
In: Producing fuels and fine chemicals from biomass using nanomaterials. SCITUS Academics
LLC, New York, pp 1–315
Ma L, Fan H, Fu K et al (2017) Protonation of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C 3 N 4 ) for an electrostatically self-assembling carbon@g-C 3 N 4 core-shell nanostructure toward high hydrogen evolution. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 5:7093–7103. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01312
Ma L, Wang G, Jiang C et al (2018) Synthesis of core-shell TiO 2 @g-C 3 N 4 hollow microspheres for
efficient photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B under visible light. Appl Surf Sci
430:263–272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.07.282
Ma X, Luo M, Yan L, Tang N, Li J (2019) Preparation of a magnetically recyclable visible-lightdriven photocatalyst based on phthalocyanine and its visible light catalytic degradation of
methyl orange and -nitrophenol. New J Chem 43(24):9589–9595
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