Multilayerization of organophotocatalyst films that efficiently utilize natural sunlight in a one-pass-flow water purification system

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1033-1039

  Nagai, Keiji ^a   Yasuda, Yuzuri ^a   Iyoda, Tomokazu ^a   Abe, Toshiyuki ^b  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

p n junction; Perylene; Phthalocyanine; Solar cell; Trimethylamine; Visible light photocatalyst; Water purification

Indexed keywords

PERYLENES; PHTHALOCYANINE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

GROUNDWATER; LIGHT SOURCES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

LIGHT;

EID: 84881400321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21680485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sc400095f     Document Type: Article

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