Evaluation of the parameters affecting the visible-light-induced photocatalytic activity of monoclinic BiVO4 for water oxidation

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 49, 2013, Pages 17414-17418

  Thalluri, Sitaramanjaneya Mouli ^a   Martinez Suarez, Conrado ^a   Hussain, Murid ^a,b   Hernandez, Simelys ^c   Virga, Alessandro ^a   Saracco, Guido ^a   Russo, Nunzio ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b Process and Energy Systems Engineering Center PRESTIGE   (Pakistan)

^c ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION TEMPERATURE; HOMOGENEOUS COPRECIPITATION; LOCAL STRUCTURE; PEAK POSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; RAMAN ANALYSIS; WATER OXIDATION;

CHEMISTRY; ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

CALCINATION;

EID: 84890341324     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie402930x     Document Type: Article

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