Microwave-assisted in situ synthesis of reduced graphene oxide-BiVO4 composite photocatalysts and their enhanced photocatalytic performance for the degradation of ciprofloxacin

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 250-251, Issue , 2013, Pages 106-114

  Yan, Yan ^a   Sun, Shaofang ^a,b   Song, Yang ^a   Yan, Xu ^a   Guan, Weisheng ^b   Liu, Xinlin ^a   Shi, Weidong ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANG'AN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiVO4; Ciprofloxacin; Microwave assisted method; Photocatalyst; Reduced graphene oxide

Indexed keywords

BIVO4; CIPROFLOXACIN; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; DEGRADATION RATIOS; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; IN-SITU GROWTH; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED; MICROWAVE-ASSISTED METHODS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES; REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDES (RGO); VISIBLE LIGHT;

ANTIBIOTICS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH(III)VANADATE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GRAPHENE OXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTICS; BISMUTH; CARBON; CATALYST; COMPOSITE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OXIDE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION RATE; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SYNTHESIS;

ABSORPTION; BISMUTH; CATALYSIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; ELECTRONS; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; VANADATES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84874362951     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.051     Document Type: Article

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