Graphene oxide-CdS composite with high photocatalytic degradation and disinfection activities under visible light irradiation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 250-251, Issue , 2013, Pages 412-420

  Gao, Peng ^a   Liu, Jincheng ^a   Sun, Darren Delai ^a   Ng, Wunjern ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Graphene oxide CdS; Photodegradation; Two phase

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE (DMSO); ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI); PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; RADICAL SCAVENGING; TRANSIENT PHOTOCURRENTS; TWO-PHASE; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CHARGE TRANSFER; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEACHING; NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

CADMIUM; CADMIUM SULFIDE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOPARTICLE; TOLUENE; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYSIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; INHIBITION; LIGHT EFFECT; OXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLLUTANT; RECOMBINATION; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ELECTRON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRRADIATION; LEACHING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DISINFECTION; ELECTRONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAPHITE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; NANOPARTICLES; OXIDES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; SULFIDES;

EID: 84875001505     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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