Visible-light photocatalytic activity of SiC hollow spheres prepared by a vapor-solid reaction of carbon spheres and silicon monoxide

Ceramics International

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 2619-2625

  Haibo, Ouyang ^a   Jianfeng, Huang ^a   Xierong, Zeng ^b   Liyun, Cao ^a   Cuiyan, Li ^a   Xinbo, Xiong ^b   Jie, Fei ^a  

^a SHAANXI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Absorption; D. SiC; Hollow spheres; Photocatalytic activity

Indexed keywords

D. SIC; HOLLOW SPHERE; MESOPOROUS STRUCTURES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRA; VAPOR-SOLID REACTIONS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

ABSORPTION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON; GAS ADSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 84889093707     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.10.068     Document Type: Article

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