Photocatalytic mineralization of methylene blue from water by a heterogeneous copper-titania nanocomposite film

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 46, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 278-284

  Habibi, Mohammad Hossein ^a   Kamrani, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Copper doped titania film; Dye removal; Environmental pollutant; Methylene blue; Photocatalyst; Photocatalytic degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862148094     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.677512     Document Type: Article

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