Preparation, characterization and activity evaluation of heterostructure In2O3/In(OH)3 photocatalyst

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 180, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 735-740

  Shifu, Chen ^a   Xiaoling, Yu ^a   Huaye, Zhang ^a   Wei, Liu ^a  

^a HUAIBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Activity; Characterization; Heterostructure; In2O3 In(OH)3; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; HETEROSTRUCTURES; HOLE PAIRS; HYDROXYL RADICALS; IN2O3/IN(OH)3; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOEXCITED ELECTRONS; PROBE MOLECULES; SYNTHESIS; TEM; TEREPHTHALIC ACIDS; THERMAL TREATMENT; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; X-RAY POWER; XRD;

ACIDS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HETEROJUNCTIONS;

INDIUM; NANOPARTICLE; OXIDE; INDIUM OXIDE;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CATALYST; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL ALTERATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON; ILLUMINATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR; SYNTHESIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CATALYSIS; INDIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77956205747     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.04.108     Document Type: Article

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