BiOCl-assisted photodegradation of Rhodamine B under white light and monochromatic green pulsed laser irradiation

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

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1192-1200

  Gondal, Mohammed A ^a   Chang, Xiaofeng ^a,b   Al Saadi, Abdulaziz A ^a   Yamani, Zain H ^a   Zhang, Jun ^b   Ji, Guangbin ^b  

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

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

Author keywords

BiOCl; Green pulsed laser; Photodegradation; Rhodamine B; White light

Indexed keywords

BIOCL; EXCITATION PROCESS; GAUSSIANS; HIGHEST OCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; LOWEST UNOCCUPIED MOLECULAR ORBITAL; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RHODAMINE B; VISIBLE REGION; WHITE LIGHT;

DYES; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PULSED LASERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; RHODIUM;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

BISMUTH CHLORIDE; BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; RHODAMINE B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; LASER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PRODUCTIVITY; WHITE LIGHT;

ADSORPTION; BISMUTH; COLOR; LASERS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; RHODAMINES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET;

EID: 84859910651     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2012.668428     Document Type: Article

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