Facile preparation of magnetic C/TiO2/Ni composites and their photocatalytic performance for removal of a dye from water under UV light irradiation

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 570-576

  Gondal, Mohammed A ^a   Li, Chunli ^b   Chang, Xiaofeng ^a,b   Sikong, Lek ^c   Yamani, Zain H ^a   Zhou, Qin ^d   Yang, Fan ^b   Lin, Qin ^b  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^c PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Magnetic; Methyl orange; Photocatalytic; TiO2; Waste water treatment

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS; FACILE PREPARATION; MAGNETIC; MAGNETIC C; METHYL ORANGE; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; PURE METALS; PYROLYSIS REACTION; REMOVAL ACTIVITY; SYNERGETIC EFFECT; TIO; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AZO DYES; DEWATERING; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WASTEWATER;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DYE; METHYL ORANGE; NANOPARTICLE; NICKEL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MAGNETISM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PYROLYSIS; SYNTHESIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; MAGNETICS; NICKEL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POWDER DIFFRACTION; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84859708090     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.650566     Document Type: Article

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