Ternary MgO/ZnO/In2O3 heterostructured photocatalysts derived from a layered precursor and visible-light-induced photocatalytic activity

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 221, Issue , 2013, Pages 222-229

  Xiang, Xu ^a   Xie, Lisha ^a   Li, Zhiwei ^a   Li, Feng ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Dye degradation; Heterostructures; Mixed metal oxides; Photocatalysts; Visible light

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY LOSS; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; DYE DEGRADATION; HETEROSTRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYST; KINETIC STUDY; LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDES; LAYERED PRECURSORS; MGO; MIXED-METAL OXIDES; ORGANIC DYE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOGENERATED CARRIERS; PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRONS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; PSEUDO-FIRST ORDER KINETICS; RADICAL SCAVENGERS; SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA MEASUREMENT; TERNARY OXIDES; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT-RESPONSIVE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CALCINATION; HETEROJUNCTIONS; LIGHT; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84874556382     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.02.030     Document Type: Article

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