Fabrication of Bi2O3/TiO2 nanocomposites and their applications to the degradation of pollutants in air and water under visible-light

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 458-465

  Chakraborty, Ashok Kumar ^a   Hossain, Md Emran ^a   Rhaman, Md Masudur ^a   Sobahan, KMA ^a  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bi2O3 TiO2 composite; Nanoheterojunction; Photocatalyst; Pollutants; Visible light

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTRUM; HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; NANOHETEROJUNCTION; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY; POLLUTANTS; VISIBLE LIGHT; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPLEXATION; LIGHT; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; WATER POLLUTION;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ABSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CATALYST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BISMUTH; BISMUTH OXIDE; MALEIC ACID; MALEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NANOCOMPOSITE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BISMUTH; MALEATES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84893360957     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(13)60428-3     Document Type: Article

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