Phase transformation and activity of cadmium sulfide photocatalysts for hydrogen production from water: Role of adsorbed ammonia on cadmium sulfate precursor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4682-4688

  Sahu, Namita ^a   Arora, Manjit K ^a   Upadhyay, S N ^a   Sinha, A S K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; AMMONIA; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMISORPTION; DEHYDRATION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; TEMPERATURE PROGRAMMED DESORPTION; WATER;

CADMIUM SULFATE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

CADMIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; AMMONIA; CADMIUM SULFATE; CADMIUM SULFIDE; HYDROGEN; NICKEL SULFATE;

ACIDITY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; PHASE TRANSITION; REACTION ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0032463745     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie980237s     Document Type: Article

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