Graphene oxide based Pt-TiO2 photocatalyst: Ultrasound assisted synthesis, characterization and catalytic efficiency

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-15

  Neppolian, Bernaurdshaw ^a   Bruno, Andrea ^b   Bianchi, Claudia L ^b   Ashokkumar, Muthupandian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Photocatalysis; Sonochemical oxidation; Sonophotocatalytic oxidation

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DEGRADATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EFFICIENCY; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINERALOGY; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLUTIONS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASONICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADSORPTION-DESORPTION MEASUREMENTS; CATALYTIC EFFICIENCIES; DODECYLBENZENESULFONATE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOCATALYTIC OXIDATIONS; SONOCHEMICAL; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

PLATINUM COMPOUNDS;

DODECYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID; GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DEGRADATION; MINERALIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 80051470928     PISSN: 13504177     EISSN: 18732828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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