Photocatalytic activation of CdS NPs under visible light for environmental cleanup and disinfection

Solar Energy

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 542-547

  Chandran, Preethy ^a   Kumari, Pooja ^a   Sudheer Khan, S ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Cadmium sulfide nanoparticles; Methylene blue; Photocatalytic property

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT SOURCES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; CADMIUM SULFIDE NANOPARTICLE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; METHYLENE BLUE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYZERS; PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTY; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

CADMIUM SULFIDE;

BACTERIUM; CADMIUM; CATALYSIS; CLEANUP; DISINFECTION; DYE; FECAL COLIFORM; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; SULFIDE; VISIBLE SPECTRUM;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84900532822     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.04.028     Document Type: Article

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