Fly ash cenospheres supported visible-light-driven BiVO4 photocatalyst: Synthesis, characterization and photocatalytic application

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 223, Issue , 2013, Pages 737-746

  Zhang, Jin ^a,b   Cui, Hao ^a   Wang, Bing ^a   Li, Chuang ^a   Zhai, Jianping ^a   Li, Qin ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING XIAOZHUANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BiVO4; Composite materials; Fly ash cenospheres (FACs); Photocatalysis; Visible light responsive

Indexed keywords

BIVO4; FIRST-ORDER RATE CONSTANTS; FLY ASH CENOSPHERES; METALORGANIC DECOMPOSITION METHOD; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC APPLICATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT-RESPONSIVE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTRA;

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLY ASH; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84876309040     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.065     Document Type: Article

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