Facile microwave synthesis of novel hierarchical Bi24O31Br10 nanoflakes with excellent visible light photocatalytic performance for the degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 225, Issue , 2013, Pages 790-797

  Xiao, Xin ^a   Hu, Ruiping ^a   Liu, Chao ^a   Xing, Chunlan ^a   Zuo, Xiaoxi ^a   Nan, Junmin ^a,b   Wang, Lishi ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bi24O31Br10; Microwave synthesis; Tetracycline hydrochloride; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION-RECRYSTALLIZATION PROCESS; MICROWAVE SYNTHESIS; NEGATIVELY CHARGED SURFACES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TETRACYCLINE HYDROCHLORIDE; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS;

ANTIBIOTICS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LIGHT; MICROWAVE HEATING; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84877351309     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.03.103     Document Type: Article

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