Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of aqueous nitrobenzene using graphitic carbon-TiO2 composites

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 3455-3461

  Jo, Wan Kuen ^a   Won, Yangsoo ^b   Hwang, Ingyu ^b   Tayade, Rajesh J ^a,c  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER SURFACE AREAS; COMPOSITE SURFACE; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE SPECTROPHOTOMETRIES; GRAPHITIC CARBONS; HYDROTHERMAL METHODS; PHOTO CATALYTIC DEGRADATION; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC EFFICIENCY;

CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; NITROBENZENE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 84897714597     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie500245d     Document Type: Article

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