Novel-structured electrospun TiO2/CuO composite nanofibers for high efficient photocatalytic cogeneration of clean water and energy from dye wastewater

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4059-4073

  Lee, Siew Siang ^a   Bai, Hongwei ^a   Liu, Zhaoyang ^a   Sun, Darren Delai ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; Dye wastewater; Electrospinning; Hydrogen generation; Nanofibers

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; COPPER OXIDES; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; PHOTOCATALYSTS; REUSABILITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CLEAN ENERGY; CLEAN WATERS; COGENERATION; COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS; DYES WASTEWATERS; ELECTROSPUNS; HYDROGEN GENERATIONS; ORGANIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; WATER AND ENERGIES;

NANOFIBERS;

COPPER OXIDE; DYE; NANOFIBER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANATASE; CATALYSIS; COGENERATION; COMPOSITE; COPPER COMPOUND; DYE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; POWER GENERATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTROSPINNING; ENERGY; ENERGY YIELD; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84879026695     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.044     Document Type: Article

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