Visible-light photocatalytic activity of carbothermally reduced/nitrided Ta2O5 to decompose rhodamine B in aqueous solution

Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 477-485

  Kang, Hyun Gyu ^a   Shin, Hyunho ^a   Kim, Gihong ^a  

^a Gangneung Wonju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ball milling; Nitrogen doping; Photocatalytic activity; Ta2O5

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED SURFACE; NITRIDED; NITROGEN-DOPING; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; RHODAMINE B; VARYING TEMPERATURE; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

BALL MILLING; CARBOTHERMAL REDUCTION; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLUTIONS; TANTALUM OXIDES;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84870993271     PISSN: 18785190     EISSN: 18785204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11144-012-0479-4     Document Type: Article

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