CoFe2O4/TiO2 nanocatalysts for the photocatalytic degradation of Reactive Red 120 in aqueous solutions in the presence and absence of electron acceptors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 220, Issue , 2013, Pages 302-310

  Sathishkumar, Panneerselvam ^a,b   Mangalaraja, Ramalinga Viswanathan ^b   Anandan, Sambandam ^a   Ashokkumar, Muthupandian ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

CoFe2O4 TiO2 nanocatalyst; Electron acceptors; Photocatalytic degradation; Reactive Red 120

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC RATIO; COPRECIPITATION METHOD; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; NANO-CATALYST; NANOCATALYSTS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; REACTIVE RED 120; RUTILE PHASE; TIO; VISIBLE LIGHT ABSORPTION; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 84874004903     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.036     Document Type: Article

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