Preparation of a new polyaniline/CdO nanocomposite and investigation of its photocatalytic activity: Comparative study under UV light and natural sunlight irradiation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 10924-10934

  Gülce, Handan ^a   Eskizeybek, Volkan ^b   Haspulat, Bircan ^a   Sari, Fahriye ^a   Gülce, Ahmet ^a   Avci, Ahmet ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DECOLORIZATION RATES; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOLORIZATION; POLYANILINES (PANI); UV-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; DYES; IRRADIATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

POLYANILINE;

EID: 84882305043     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie401389e     Document Type: Article

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