Graphitic carbon nitride, a polymer photocatalyst

Kezhen Qi1,2, Shuyuan Liu3,2, Amir Zada4
1Institute of Catalysis for Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, 110034, China
2Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
3Department of Pharmacology, Shenyang Medical College, Shenyang, 110034, China
4Department of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan

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