(NH4)2CO3 mediated hydrothermal synthesis of N-doped (BiO)2CO3 hollow nanoplates microspheres as high-performance and durable visible light photocatalyst for air cleaning

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 214, Issue , 2013, Pages 198-207

  Dong, Fan ^a   Liu, Haitao ^a   Ho, Wing Kei ^b   Fu, Min ^a   Wu, Zhongbiao ^c  

^a CHONGQING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

(BiO)2CO3; Air cleaning; Hierarchical nanoplates microspheres; Nitrogen doping; Visible light photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

(BIO)2CO3; AIR CLEANING; NANOPLATES; NITROGEN-DOPING; PHOTO-CATALYTIC;

AIR CLEANERS; BISMUTH; CARBONATES; ENERGY GAP; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSPHERES; NANOSTRUCTURES; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTOELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

DOPING (ADDITIVES);

EID: 84869872817     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.10.039     Document Type: Article

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