Unprecedented high photocatalytic activity of nanocrystalline WO3/NiWO4 hetero-junction towards dye degradation: Effect of template and synthesis conditions

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

Volumn 150-151, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-73

  Mohamed, Mohamed Mokhtar ^b   Ahmed, Saleh A ^a   Khairou, Khalid S ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Characterization; NiWO4; Photocatalysis; Polymeric templates; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; NARROW PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; NIWO4; PHOTODEGRADATION OF METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION SPECTRA; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG); POLYMERIC TEMPLATES; UV-VIS DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; CHARACTERIZATION; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTRONS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; POLYMERS; SOL-GELS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84890816765     PISSN: 09263373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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