Protonated gC3N4-assisted enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic degradation mechanism of zinc chromite/bismuth oxide nanocomposites for organic contaminants and inactivation of gram-negative bacteria

K. Bharathi; M. Sudha; G. Bakiyaraj; A. Nakamura; J. Archana; M. Navaneethan

doi:10.1016/j.diamond.2025.112828

journal article Nov 01, 2025

Protonated gC3N4-assisted enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic degradation mechanism of zinc chromite/bismuth oxide nanocomposites for organic contaminants and inactivation of gram-negative bacteria

K. Bharathi M. Sudha G. Bakiyaraj A. Nakamura J. Archana M. Navaneethan

Diamond and Related Materials Vol. 159 pp. 112828 · Elsevier BV

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K. Bharathi, M. Sudha, G. Bakiyaraj, et al. (2025). Protonated gC3N4-assisted enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic degradation mechanism of zinc chromite/bismuth oxide nanocomposites for organic contaminants and inactivation of gram-negative bacteria. Diamond and Related Materials, 159, 112828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diamond.2025.112828

Protonated gC3N4-assisted enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic degradation mechanism of zinc chromite/bismuth oxide nanocomposites for organic contaminants and inactivation of gram-negative bacteria

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