Multifunctional graphene oxide-TiO2-Ag nanocomposites for high performance water disinfection and decontamination under solar irradiation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 261, Issue , 2013, Pages 214-223

  Liu, Lei ^a   Bai, Hongwei ^a   Liu, Jincheng ^a   Sun, Darren D ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Graphene oxide; Photocatalyst; TiO2 nanorods; Water purification

Indexed keywords

AG NANOPARTICLE; ANTI-BACTERIAL ACTIVITY; GRAPHENE OXIDES; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GRAPHENE; MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; TIO; WATER PURIFICATION;

DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAPHENE; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NANORODS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SILVER;

DYE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOROD; PHENOL; SILVER; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CATALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DYE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

AG NANOPARTICLES; GRAPHENE OXIDE; PHOTOCATALYST; TIO(2) NANORODS; WATER PURIFICATION;

AZO COMPOUNDS; BENZENESULFONATES; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAPHITE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; OXIDES; PHENOL; PHOTOLYSIS; SILVER; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84882582353     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.07.034     Document Type: Article

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