An easy synthesis of 1D bismuth nanostructures in acidic solution and their photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 209, Issue , 2012, Pages 273-279

  Ma, Dechong ^a,b   Zhao, Jingzhe ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Hao, XinLi ^a   Lu, Yan ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANXI TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

1D Bi nanostructures; Acid solution; Photocatalytic activity; RhB

Indexed keywords

1-D NANOSTRUCTURES; ACID SOLUTIONS; ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; AQUEOUS PROCESS; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; DOT OPERATORS; LOW TEMPERATURES; NANO-STRUCTURED; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; REACTION PARAMETERS; REACTION SYSTEM; REACTION TEMPERATURE; REDUCTION PROCESS; RHB; RHODAMINE B; TARTARIC ACIDS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

DEGRADATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYSIS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84865572596     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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