High photoactive and visible-light responsive graphene/titanate nanotubes photocatalysts: Preparation and characterization

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 198, Issue , 2011, Pages 78-86

  Qianqian, Zhai ^a   Tang, Bo ^a   Guoxin, Hu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Photocatalysts; Sensitization; Titanate nanotubes

Indexed keywords

BET SURFACE AREA; DIFFUSE REFLECTION SPECTRA; FTIR; GOOD STABILITY; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL TEMPERATURE; IMPURITY LEVEL; NANO SCALE; PHOTO-ACTIVITIES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOACTIVITY; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; RHODAMINE-B; SENSITIZATION; TIO; TITANATE NANOTUBES; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; XRD;

GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; RATE CONSTANTS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOTUBES;

GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOTUBE; RHODAMINE B; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DYE; GRAPHITE; IRRADIANCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANIUM; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; DEGRADATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; NANOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CATALYSIS; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTUBES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TITANIUM; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 83955165886     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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