Hydrothermal preparation of P25-graphene composite with enhanced adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of dyes

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 219, Issue , 2013, Pages 486-491

  Li, Jing ^a   Zhou, Shi Lin ^a   Hong, Gui Bing ^b   Chang, Chang Tang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHANGHAI FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Graphene; MB; Nanocomposites; Photocatalysis; RBk5; Titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION INTENSITY; ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; ADSORPTION REMOVAL; ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; CARBON MATERIAL; DEGUSSA P25; ENHANCED ADSORPTIONS; GRAPHENE COMPOSITES; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; HYDROTHERMAL PREPARATION; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; MB; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; RBK5; REACTIVE BLACK 5; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RESEARCH FOCUS; SATURATED ADSORPTION CAPACITY; TIO; UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION; UV-VIS-DRS; VISIBLE LIGHT; XRD;

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; DISPERSIONS; DYES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA; STRIPPING (DYES); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84873666257     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.031     Document Type: Article

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