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Table 1 BET surface areas, pore diameters and pore volumes of the as-synthesized samples

From: Enhanced photocatalytic activity of novel α-Bi2O3@g-C3N4 composites for the degradation of endocrine-disrupting benzophenone-3 in water under visible light

Photocatalyst

SBET (m2 g-1)a

Pore diameter (nm)b

Pore volume (cm3 g−1)c

g-C3N4

18.1

1.909

0.074

0.5 wt% α-Bi2O3@g-C3N4

8.4

1.912

0.048

1 wt% α-Bi2O3@g-C3N4

17.1

1.908

0.066

3 wt% α-Bi2O3@g-C3N4

11.1

1.909

0.045

5 wt% α-Bi2O3@g-C3N4

12.7

1.910

0.044

α-Bi2O3

7.4

1.532

0.013

  1. a BET specific surface area; b pore diameter calculated from the desorption branch of the isotherm using the BJH method; c total pore volume measured at P/P0 = 0.99.
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Sustainable Environment Research

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