Au nanoparticles decorated Kapok fiber by a facile noncovalent approach for efficient catalytic decoloration of Congo Red and hydrogen production

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 237, Issue , 2014, Pages 336-343

  Wang, Wenbo ^a   Wang, Fangfang ^a,b   Kang, Yuru ^a   Wang, Aiqin ^a  

^a LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Catalytic reduction; Gold nanoparticles; Hydrogen production; Kapok fiber; Nanocomposite

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; CATALYTIC REDUCTION; DYE WASTEWATERS; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; KAPOK FIBERS; ONE-STEP PROCESS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WELL-DISPERSED;

AZO DYES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; GOLD; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES;

DYES;

EID: 84887323764     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.044     Document Type: Article

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