Graphene-spindle shaped TiO2 mesocrystal composites: Facile synthesis and enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 261, Issue , 2013, Pages 342-350

  Yang, Xiaofei ^a   Qin, Jieling ^a   Li, Yang ^a   Zhang, Rongxian ^a   Tang, Hua ^a  

^a JIANGSU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composites; Graphene; Hydrothermal; TiO2 mesocrystal; Visible light photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; TIO; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPLEXATION;

GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE OXIDE; NANOCOMPOSITE;

ABSORBANCE; CARBON; CATALYSIS; COMPOSITE; DYE; PHOTODEGRADATION; TITANIUM; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYBRID; HYDROTHERMAL VENT; LIGHT; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SOLVOLYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

COMPOSITES; GRAPHENE; HYDROTHERMAL; TIO(2) MESOCRYSTAL; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC;

ACETIC ACID; CATALYSIS; COLORING AGENTS; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; PHENOL; RHODAMINES; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84882786895     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.07.044     Document Type: Article

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