Photocatalytic activity of novel AgBr/WO3 composite photocatalyst under visible light irradiation for methyl orange degradation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 190, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 700-706

  Cao, Jing ^a   Luo, Bangde ^a   Lin, Haili ^a   Chen, Shifu ^a  

^a HUAIBEI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AgBr WO3; Composite; Methyl orange; Photocatalyst; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION EDGES; ACTIVE SPECIES; AGBR/WO3; COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; CRYSTALLINE SIZE; DEPOSITION PRECIPITATION METHODS; FACE-CENTERED CUBIC; METHYL ORANGE; METHYL ORANGE DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SEM; VISIBLE LIGHT REGION; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; XRD;

AZO DYES; DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILVER ALLOYS; SILVER HALIDES;

COMPLEXATION;

HEAVY METAL; METHYL ORANGE; SILVER BROMIDE; TUNGSTEN OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; LIGHT EFFECT; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIATION BALANCE; SALT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; IRRADIATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

AZO COMPOUNDS; BROMIDES; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LIGHT; OXIDES; PHOTOLYSIS; SILVER COMPOUNDS; TUNGSTEN;

EID: 79956097607     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.03.112     Document Type: Article

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