Graphene sheets grafted three-dimensional BiOBr0.2I0.8 microspheres with excellent photocatalytic activity under visible light

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 266, Issue , 2014, Pages 75-83

  Liu, Hong ^a   Su, Yun ^a   Chen, Zhen ^a   Jin, Zhitong ^a   Wang, Yong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Photocatalysis; Solid solution; Visible light

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPLEXATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MICROSPHERES; PHENOLS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLID SOLUTIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EFFECTIVE CHARGE; EXCELLENT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SOLVOTHERMAL METHOD; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

GRAPHENE;

BIOBRANE; GRAPHENE; MICROSPHERE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PHENOL; RHODAMINE B;

BISMUTH; CARBON; CATALYSIS; DYE; IRRADIANCE; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLID SOLUTION; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON; IRRADIATION; LIGHT; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOBR(X)I(1-X); GRAPHENE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLID SOLUTION; VISIBLE LIGHT;

BISMUTH; CATALYSIS; GRAPHITE; LIGHT; MICROSPHERES; PHENOL; PHOTOLYSIS; RHODAMINES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84891085865     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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