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

Li JIANG; Huihui GAO; Ruya CAO; Shouwei ZHANG; Jiaxing LI

doi:10.15541/jim20190336

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