Synthesis of indium borate and its application in photodegradation of 4-chlorophenol

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2330-2336

  Yuan, Jixiang ^a   Wu, Qiang ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a   Yao, Jianghong ^a   He, Tao ^b   Cao, Yaan ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4-CHLOROPHENOL; ANNEALING TEMPERATURES; CHLOROPHENOLS; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; ELECTRONS AND HOLES; FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTODEGRADATION ACTIVITY; PHOTOPHYSICS; RADIATIVE PROCESS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TIO; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; UV-VISIBLE;

PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

INDIUM;

4 CHLOROPHENOL; BORIC ACID; INDIUM; INDIUM BORATE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BORATE; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHENOL; INDIUM; IRRADIANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE TREATMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELECTRON; GEL; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BORATES; CATALYSIS; CHLOROPHENOLS; INDIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOLYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84857749377     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203333k     Document Type: Article

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