Room temperature synthesis and highly enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of porous BiOI/BiOCl composites nanoplates microflowers

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 219-220, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-34

  Dong, Fan ^a   Sun, Yanjuan ^a   Fu, Min ^a   Wu, Zhongbiao ^b   Lee, S C ^c  

^a CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

BiOI BiOCl composites; Nitric oxide; Photocatalytic activity; Template free; Visible light

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH COMPOUNDS; BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; LIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BIOI/BIOCL COMPOSITES; HIGH TEMPERATURE TREATMENTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; ROOM TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS; TEMPLATE-FREE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT EXCITATION; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

BISMUTH DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIGHT; MATERIALS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POROSITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84860738204     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.03.015     Document Type: Article

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