Microwave synthesis and photocatalytic activity of nano lanthanide (Ce, Pr, and Nd) orthovanadates

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 6509-6516

  Mahapatra, Sudarshan ^a   Nayak, Susanta K ^a   Madras, Giridhar ^a   Guru Row, T N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

LANTHANIDE; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 51849097167     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie8003094     Document Type: Article

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