Synthesis and characterization of a microfibrous TiO2-CdS/palygorskite nanostructured material with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 285-291

  Chen, Daimei ^a   Du, Yue ^a   Zhu, Honglei ^a   Deng, Yanxi ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Methylene blue; Palygorskite; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide; Visible light

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; PALYGORSKITES; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CADMIUM SULFIDE; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; DYES; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RATE CONSTANTS; ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE SPECTROSCOPY;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

COLLOID; FORMATION MECHANISM; GEL; IRRADIATION; LIGHT EFFECT; PALYGORSKITE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 84891166632     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2013.11.031     Document Type: Article

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