Vis-light-induced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye using PoPD/TiO2 composite photocatalysts

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 13-15, 2013, Pages 2826-2835

  Wang, Hui Long ^a   Zhao, De Ying ^a   Jiang, Wen Feng ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Photocatalysis; Poly o phenylenediamine; Titanium dioxide; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875835020     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.750789     Document Type: Article

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