Exceptional visible-light-induced photocatalytic activity of attapulgite-BiOBr-TiO2 nanocomposites

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 90, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-140

  Zhang, Jiahui ^a,b   Zhang, Lili ^a,c   Lv, jinshun ^a   Zhou, Shouyong ^a   Chen, Haiqun ^b   Zhao, Yijiang ^a   Wang, Xin ^c  

^a HUAIYIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Attapulgite; BiOBr TiO2; In situ depositing technique; Visible light photocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ATTAPULGITES; BIOBR-TIO2; COMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYSTS; IN-SITU DEPOSITING TECHNIQUE; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYSIS; VISIBLE-LIGHT PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITIES; VISIBLE-LIGHT-RESPONSIVE;

AGGLOMERATION; AZO DYES; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSTS;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CATALYST; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84896738276     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2013.12.037     Document Type: Article

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