Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue under visible light using PVP-capped ZnS and CdS nanoparticles

Solar Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 147-154

  Soltani, Nayereh ^a   Saion, Elias ^a   Mahmood Mat Yunus, W ^a   Navasery, Manizheh ^a   Bahmanrokh, Ghazaleh ^a   Erfani, Maryam ^a   Zare, Mohammad Reza ^b   Gharibshahi, Elham ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Photocatalysis; PVP; Visible light; ZnS and CdS nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION IN VISIBLE REGION; CDS NANOPARTICLES; DEGRADATION EFFICIENCY; HEXAGONAL CRYSTALLINE; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PVP; VISIBLE LIGHT;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; DEGRADATION; DYES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; SOLAR ENERGY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC SULFIDE;

NANOPARTICLES;

CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DYE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIGHT EFFECT; MIXING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 84883759053     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.08.023     Document Type: Article

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