Sonocatalytic performance of Er3+:YAlO3/TiO2-Fe2O3 in organic dye degradation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 168, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1041-1048

  Gao, Jingqun ^a   Jiang, Renzheng ^a   Wang, Jun ^a   Wang, Baoxin ^a   Li, Kai ^a   Kang, Pingli ^a   Li, Ying ^a   Zhang, Xiangdong ^a  

^a LIAONING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Er3+:YAlO3 TiO2 Fe2O3 composite; Organic dyes; Sonocatalytic degradation; Sonoluminescence; Up conversion luminescence

Indexed keywords

ACID RED; AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CITRATE ACID; ER3+:YALO3/TIO2-FE2O3 COMPOSITE; MOLAR RATIO; ORGANIC DYE; PREPARATION CONDITIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SOL-GEL METHODS; SONOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION; TIO; ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION; UP-CONVERSION LUMINESCENCE; VISIBLE LIGHT;

AZO DYES; DEGRADATION; LUMINESCENCE OF INORGANIC SOLIDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SONOCHEMISTRY; SONOLUMINESCENCE; ULTRASONICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ERBIUM;

EID: 79953760138     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.01.079     Document Type: Article

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